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The Dales Pony is a native of the upper dales of the eastern slopes of the Pennine Range near the Scottish Border where a lead mining industry flourished from Roman times. The pigs of lead produced were transported to the ports over a distance of a hundred miles, traversing some of the most difficult terrain in England. Each of these sturdy, quick ponies would carry a load weighing in at 240 ... [MORE]
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