The foal, named Spotty, born in the world just a week ago at Wembury Point, near Plymouth. Her family usually live and graze on Dartmoor, but moved to Wembury Point. The land is owned by the National Trust and a week-old horses born to mothers who usually graze on nearby Dartmoor.
Local wardens Sheriff Lorna said: "On Easter Day a wonderful foal with white fur and black spots of birth. "We've called him Spotty. He looked like a large Dalmatian dog. This is very unusual to see such color pony.
"Most of Dartmoor ponies grazing is conducting a brown or cream color. "He will return to Dartmoor on Friday to join the rest of the herd until he was a little older to go back and graze on here." Dartmoor horses loose in the wilderness but moved to Wembury Point to help manage the landscape to maintain the cleanliness of allowing wild plants genuine and growing interest.
The foal was born last week but the owner says his real name was Pongo. Her mother is a Dartmoor pony, but his father is British Spotted ponies. Pongo has leopard spots' because he's colored spots on white base coat.
Spotted ponies never wild in England and coat pattern is a natural camouflage as they explore the heaths and forests of ancient Britain. Currently there are about 170 horses were born in Britain to see every year.
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