Wherever you go in the New Forest you’ll see the handsome beasts trotting around. Most commonly bay and chestnut in colour, the breed is unique to the area. They have the right of way and traffic is restricted to 40 miles per hour (64km/h) on unfenced roads. As well as around 3,000 ponies, free-roaming cows and donkeys can also be spied ambling across and alongside roads. The villages of Beaulieu, Brockenhurst and Burley are some of the best places to spot the long-eared locals.

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