What is a Newfoundland Pony?

 NEWFOUNDLAND PONIES - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. 

The Newfoundland pony stands out as remarkable amongst other rare breeds, and is a growing favorite of world renowned geneticists and rare breed experts. It remains an "unimproved" landrace breed in a world where very few remain.  This equine genetic time capsule is the result of interbreeding between a variety of Mountain and Moorland ponies on the rugged island of Newfoundland for over 400 years.  Perfection, as nature intended, the resultant pony had adapted, learned to  survive, and evolved into a distinct local breed, its world encapsulated by a bold ocean teaming with fish and dotted with icebergs off the eastern shore of Canada.  With the help of the pony working by their side, hauling everything from fishing nets, to wood, to people, humans survived as well. 
                                                                                                                                           Photos courtesy of the Newfoundland Pony Society