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My pony ride across Dartmoor- Day 2 Dartmeet to Burrator

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My pony ride across Dartmoor- Day 2  Dartmeet to Burrator

Tracey Elliot-Reep Dartmoor International photographer, author and motivational speaker makes a six day journey across and around Dartmoor with a friend and her Highland and Dartmoor ponies. This is Day 2 leaving from the old clapper bridge at Dartmeet, crossing the West Dart to Holne Moor, to Hexworthy and then crossing over the River Swincombe, following along some ancient routes to Burrator Reservoir.

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A holiday on my own back doorstep - Dartmoor: Day One!

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A holiday on my own back doorstep - Dartmoor: Day One!

My summer holidays were taken on my own beautiful back doorstep of DARTMOOR!  I rook six days riding and walking around Dartmoor with my ponies and a friend. This is Day One of our 6 day journey across the moor.

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2022 Dartmoor Calendar is now out!

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2022 Dartmoor Calendar is now out!

My Dartmoor 2022 Calendar is now available! ( It is a 13 month calendar as people often remark how useful it is to have the extra following January to plan ahead.)  the calendar comes with an envelope for sending and 4 postcards !Please see my special offers for orders of two or more on my website.

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Out on Dartmoor - in training for my next ride

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Out on Dartmoor - in training for my next ride

Here I am riding Callum my Highland Callum who I rode from the top coast of Scotland to Land's End and around Southern Ireland, while leading Raindrop my pack pony. I bred Shilstone Rocks Raindrop four years ago and she is enjoying coming along- in training for the longer treks!

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Ruach the chestnut foal born to gallop on Dartmoor!

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Ruach the chestnut foal born to gallop on Dartmoor!

This short clip is about Ruach the promised foal, who Yoanna my mare gave birth in late May. Several years ago I travelled with Yoanna and Ermis, two ponies I bought near Athens across Greece, northern Italy, over the European Alps through Switzerland and then south through France, over the Pyrenees and across Northern Spain to Santiago and Finistere. I promised them I would take them home to the green grass of England and against the odds, I got them home to Dartmoor, but as I had no grazing I loaned them out. I had no idea Yoanna was in foal and months later she had a surprise foal which sadly died. I promised her when I had land I would let her have another foal. Ruach is her promised foal.

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