Moorland Mousie Quiz

Moorland Mousie Quiz 1- are you an Exmoor pony expert?

Exmoor pony colouring

1. Exmoor ponies usually have pale shading under their bellies, what  animal is this called after?  

2. What is the ‘mealy’ factor, that is always present in Exmoor ponies,  correctly called?  

3. In the children’s book “Shoon wild pony of the Moors” what was unusual about one colt in the Exmoor  pony herd?

4. What colours are acceptable for an Exmoor pony? 

5. What colour hairs, found in the mane or tail, prevent registration? 

Exmoor Pony in history

6.  During World War II Exmoor ponies were used by the Home Guard, what  were they referred to as?   

7. In which Devon town was the famous Exmoor pony fair traditionally held? 

8. From which equine is the Exmoor pony thought to be directly descended 130,000 years ago?

9.  Where would you find the first written records of Exmoor ponies?

10. Which pony represented the Exmoor pony at the 1951 Festival Of Britain?   

Exmoor pony people
11. Who wrote about ‘The Little Horses of Exmoor’?

12. Who unsuccessfully bred ‘improved’ Exmoors on an estate,near Simonsbath, belonging to John Knight?

13. Who founded the Anchor herd?

14. Golden Gorse wrote ‘Moorland Mousie’ and ‘Older Mousie’, what was this author’s real name?

15. Whose ponies formed the Exmoor trekking herd at the Royal Dick Veterinary School, Edinburgh?   

Exmoor ponies in Art

16. Who painted studies of an Exmoor foal called Pixie?

17. Where do Exmoor ponies appear in a famous piece of needlework?

18. Where would you find the earliest Exmoor pony art?

19. Who did the drawings for the book “Moorland Mousie”?

20. The illustrations in ‘Jerry The Story of an Exmoor Pony’ were by which artist ?  

Exmoor ponies in literature

21. In  ‘Katy’s Exmoor’ what is the name of her Exmoor pony?

22. Who wrote ’Exmoor Ben’? 

23. In which book does Vian Smith write about an Exmoor pony saving a person’s life? 

24. Who was the legendary Exmoor horse that Melville Whyte wrote  about?     

25. Who bought Lassie, an Exmoor pony, in a fair in ‘Exmoor Lass’ by Allen  W. Seaby?   

Exmoor pony herds

26.  What is different about Anchor herd ponies?

27.  On which Exmoor common would you find herd 23 grazing?

28. Name 2 places you could find The Exmoor National Parks pony Herds grazing?

29.  Name a Danish Island where there are free-living Exmoors.

30. Where would you find the herd brand number on an Exmoor pony?

Check your answers:

Exmoor pony colouring

1. A Roebuck belly    2. Pangare  3. He had a white mane and tail
4. Bay, brown or dun with black points    5. White hairs.

Exmoor pony in history

6. The Exmoor Mounties.    7. Bampton   8. The European Hill Pony. 
9. The Exeter Doomsday Book.   10. Pinkery Pond

Exmoor pony people

11. MGS Best and MG Etherington.     12. Robert Smith     
13. Sir Thomas Acland    14. Muriel Mace. 15.  Professor Jimmy Speed

Exmoor ponies in Art

16. Sir Alfred Munnings   17. On The Bayeaux Tapestry.
18. Cave paintings in the Mendips.  19.  Lionel Edwards. 20. Cecil Aldin.

Exmoor ponies in literature

21. Trifle    22.   Pamela McGregor-Morris.   23.  ‘Horses in the green valley’

24.  Katerfelto       25.  Lorna

Exmoor pony herds

26.  An anchor brand rather than a herd number. 27. Withypool Common.  
28.  Haddon Hill, Warren Farm.  29.  Taero.    30. On the near shoulder.

Are you an Exmoor expert – how many did you answer correctly?

Score 30 = impressive!
Score 25 – 29 = getting there…
Score 20 – 24 = still plenty to research   
Score 10  - 19 = could do much better
Score less than 10 = a long way to go