'The long nose, swishy tail and neat little hooves were all horse. But his coat is pure Dalmation Dog.' So started The Daily Mail's account of our own spotty Dartmoor pony born on Easter Monday at Wembury Point. This 3 day old unusual looking foal was soon to become a media star with photos and articles across the internet and newsprint.
Now safely home back on Dartmoor, his family are just one of a group of horses who graze the Trust's South Devon coast to help munch away at the scrub.
He is in fact, a British Spotted Pony - born to a chocolate mare but with a father just as dotty as he is. The NT warden team have called him Pongo - after the dog in the book and film, 1001 Dalmations.
Did you know? During Roman times important officers were given spotted horses as a sign of power. There are currently around 170 spotted horses born in Britain every year.
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