Black as Night in the Light of Day

by Jean Walker

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30.000 x 20.000 x 2.000 inches

Title

Black as Night in the Light of Day

Artist

Jean Walker

Medium

Painting - Oil On Canvas

Description

Yorkshire; The North York Moors is a national park in North Yorkshire, England. The moors are one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. It covers an area of 1,436 km2 (554 sq mi), and it has a population of about 25,000. The North York Moors became a National Park in 1952, through the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949.
To the east the area is clearly defined by the impressive cliffs of the North Sea coast. The northern and western boundaries are defined by the steep scarp slopes of the Cleveland Hills edging the Tees lowlands and the Hambleton Hills above the Vale of Mowbray. To the south lies the broken line of the Tabular Hills and the Vale of Pickering.

During the late 17th century Scotch Galloway ponies were used for fast pack work in the lead mines of the Cheviot Hills near the Scottish Border. These ponies were bred with native mares on the Dales and Scotch mares also ran with native herds on the Fell and from these mixed herds came the Dales Pony.

The Dales pony was comfortable to ride, strong enough for draught work and was able to thrive on the harsh dales and farmers found them ideal for pulling carts and ploughs, as shepherds ponies and as a packhorse. Later many Dales ponies were also used in the coal and lead mines.

In the late 18th century with improved roads there was a demand for faster ponies for mail and stagecoaches. The Norfolk Cobs were popular and the best of these were introduced by Yorkshire men to improve their Yorkshire Trotters. As stylish trotting horses became popular the men of the Dales used the best of the Norfolk and Yorkshire blood to breed with the Dales pony to produce a Dales pony with an energetic and high action whilst retaining the strength and stamina needed in a pony for farm work.

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