How does MMT buying Exmoor colt foals, which are re-homed as geldings, help an endangered species?
It helps in several ways. By buying up surplus colt foals from producers on Exmoor, often farmers, it provides some income from their ‘crop’ and therefore encourages them to keep the free-living breeding herds on the moor. The colts, bought by MMT, will eventually become ridden/driven/working geldings who will act as ambassadors, promoting the versatility of the Exmoor pony breed all over the UK and hopefully create a demand for them which will ultimately ensure the breeds survival.
