When r their banners dropping j need to kno...../j
Theyre. THEYRE FINALLY DONE. IVE BEEN CHIPPING AWAY AT THIS FOR SO LONG. as usual not every detail is like. final. most of this was screwing around and crying about designing them and hoping i did them justice. or at least. made them look cute 🥀🥀. the styles and distances for both the last mlp x uma post and this one are more tentative than anything now, BUT
triple tiara rarity, A Turf G Dirt how are we feeling.....? smile
pinkie pie is so crazy to me she could literally be anything unless someone wants to remind me of a FiM episode i havent seen in 8 years and then i can implement that but lol shes anything at this point. (i also imagine her cannon doing a golshi win animation. do u see my vision.)
fluttershy...hmmmm....gives me..... long distances vibes... am i crazy.... i mean technically ive based them all on existing umas so that might have some influence oops.
and of course... derpy.... my beloved.... i have no idea either. i was thinking mile mediums and B on Dirt with the usual A Turf....
Maybe ill make more ... like trixie and starlight.... maybe even emperor empress celestia and luna like thatd be so heat but idk if i can handle. more designing lol.
The Dales pony is one of the United Kingdom's native mountain and moorland pony breeds. The history of the modern Dales pony is strongly linked to the history of lead mining in the Dales area of England, and it was originally a working pony descended from a number of breeds. The breed is known for its strength, hardiness, stamina, courage, intelligence, and good disposition. A breed registry was created in 1916, and the breed was used extensively by the British Army in both world wars. The Dales pony almost became extinct during the Second World War, but post-war conservation efforts have had some success in rebuilding the population. Today it is used for many different activities, but population numbers are still low and this has led to it being considered "critical" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust and "threatened" by The Livestock Conservancy.
The Dales pony is ideally 13 to 14 hands tall. The majority of Dales ponies are black, though brown, bay, grey and roan colors are also acceptable. The only white markings permitted on the head are a star and/or a snip; stripes, blazes, and white muzzles are not allowed. The hind legs may have a small amount of white, not extending above the fetlock joint, though ponies with excess white markings may be registered in the B register of the stud book. A Dales pony should move with a great deal of energy and power, lifting the hooves well clear of the ground. The over-all impression should be of an alert, courageous but calm and kind animal. Ponies which do not meet the physical standard set by the breed registry may be registered as "B-status", meaning that they are of Dales Pony bloodlines but do not have the proper appearance or gaits. The Dales pony stud book was opened in 1916, with the formation of the Dales Pony Improvement Society, after the introduction of Clydesdale blood threatened to affect the quality of the Dales ponies.
Horses have been present and used in the Dales area from early times. Lead has been mined in this area since Roman times. Iron ore, fuel for smelting, and finished leadwere all carried on pack ponies, with each pony carrying up to 240 lb at a time. Pack pony trains of up to 20 ponies worked 'loose' (not led), under the supervision of one mounted train leader.
Members of the breed served with the British army in Europe during the First World War. In the early 1920s, 200 Dales ponies were purchased by the British army. The army took only the finest stock, with the least amount of draft blood. The specifications for the purchased ponies were very specific: all were older than five years, stood 14.0 to 14.2 hands high, weighed at least 1,000 pounds with a girth measurement of 68 inches, and were able to pack at least 294 pounds in mountainous terrain.
The breed almost disappeared during the Second World War as ponies were taken for breeding vanners (animals which pulled commercial wagons), for work in towns and cities, and for use by the British Army as pack and artillery ponies. Many ponies used by the military in Europe were left behind after the war, and in many cases they were slaughtered for food.
The population declined during the war to such an extent that only four new fillies were registered in 1955. However, the post-war future of the Dales pony was preserved by a small group of breeders, who began to search for unregistered ponies of the proper type. The 1960s saw three Fell pony stallions interbred with Dale mares, to help save the breed. In 1964 the Dales Pony Society underwent reorganization. At the same time, a "Grading-Up Register" was developed, with the aim of identifying and breeding ponies with characteristics of the original Dales type. The grading-up program was successful, and by 1971, populations had been rebuilt to the point that the program was discontinued. By the 1990s, the population had grown enough to allow some ponies to be exported – twelve to Canada in 1991 and four to the US in 1994. By 1999, there were 60 registered ponies in North America, and an estimated 800 worldwide. Small herds still roam free in the eastern Pennines, and in 2007 there were estimated to be around 30 mares of breeding age in feral herds. The Dales pony has moved to "critical" status with the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, meaning there is a United Kingdom population of fewer than 300 registered breeding females.
