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Wild to Wonderful notes that "conservation grazing by Dartmoor Hill Ponies leads to greater biodiversity, particularly supporting habitats for the rare Marsh Fritillary Butterfly and suppressing invasive Molinia. Because of their rare alleles, they can conservation graze, even at high altitudes, year-round."
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"Rewilding and carbon mitigation go hand in hand, and the largest potential biome for rewilding is the world’s grasslands, which cover 25% of the planet’s land surface. Horses are considered mesograzers, which are classified as species with the highest per capita potential to shape climate change drivers. Wild horse herds affect ecosystem nutrient transportation, landscape fire regimes, and vegetation mosaics, while emitting far less methane than cattle and sheep due to their classification as hind-gut fermenters rather than ruminants. Many rewilding programs in Europe use feral horses as part of their rewilding practices. The introduction of horses in rewilding projects has been found to increase biodiversity and maintain or preserve natural grassland mosaics, increasing their suitability for other species." - Rewilding Institute: Rewilding with Wild Horses
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Natural Grazing Facility "Does your organisation have a surplus of, or a need for large herbivores to conduct natural grazing activities? The Natural Grazing Facility connects demand and supply of herbivores among organisations dedicated to rewilding principles." "Species considered in the Natural Grazing Facility are large mammal herbivores relevant to conduct natural grazing in Europe. This includes native grazing and browsing species (e.g. deer), but also functional analogues of extinct European species, like rewilded horses and bovines."
Grazing Directory "a list of contacts for a range of UK & Ireland native pony breeds. Arrangements are bespoke, with some organisations offering permanent long-term loan (and welfare checking), short-term grazing, and even permanent sale & adoption. It is important to find the arrangement that is most suitable and viable, along with the right breed, for the habitat (each breed comes from a different region and is suited to the grazing and habitats found there). In the directory you will find contacts and organisations for each breed. Each listing will be able to source varying amounts of ponies over varying timescales and locations. The idea of this Directory is to help get connected with ponies across the UK."
Dartmoor Pony Conservation: Conservation Grazing "Our comprehensive conservation grazing service is perfect for those managing land for nature.
Because our ponies are handled to Conservation Grazing level, day-to-day herd management is safe and easy. We provide training courses for wardens, rangers and volunteers involved in the herd’s daily care and welfare. We’re always delighted to recommend the most suitable stock for your situation and we’ll even deliver the ponies to your grazing site."
Highland Cattle Society: Conservation and Sustainable Beef Production with Highland Cattle (PDF) "Highland cattle have some qualities over other breeds that make them ideal for sustainable farming, nature recovery and conservation management."
Grazing Animals Project Handbook (RBST) "A Guide to the Selection of Livestock Breeds for Grazing Wildlife Sites"
Kent Wildlife Trust: Conservation Grazing: An A-Z of Our Graving Breeds
Rewilding Europe: Natural Grazing Facility "Does your organization have a surplus of, or a need for large herbivores to conduct natural grazing activities? The Natural Grazing Facility connects demand and supply of herbivores among organisations dedicated to rewilding principles." "Species considered in the Natural Grazing Facility are large mammal herbivores relevant to conduct natural grazing in Europe. This includes native grazing and browsing species (e.g. deer), but also functional analogues of extinct European species, like rewilded horses and bovines."
Grazelands Rewilding "is committed to restoring wild European landscapes with more biodiversity. The key lies in landscapes where we as humans no longer intervene with machines, but where natural processes are guiding. And where large grazers work in the rhythm of nature, in other words Grazelands!"
Dartmoor Pony Trust "Our ponies originate from the moor’s ancient herds and are all passported with the Dartmoor Pony Society. They’re tough, robust and surefooted, and they thrive in harsh moorland conditions. The ponies are particularly good at tackling the current environmental challenges the moor faces thanks to their grazing style and behaviour.
Heritage Dartmoor ponies are increasingly rare, however. Over the past seventy years the herds have shrunk and their numbers plummeted. We face a future when Dartmoor has no ponies and our beloved Dartmoor landscape is changed forever."
Rare Breeds Survival Trust "Help us conserve and promote our UK native livestock and equine breeds"