Welcome to the Exmoor Pony Project & Exmoor Compost

Promoting and safeguarding endangered Exmoor ponies

Exmoor Pony Project was founded  by Exmoor farmers Nick & Dawn Westcott who own Holtball Herd 11 Exmoor ponies.
We help to safeguard and promote Exmoor ponies, one of the UK's oldest, endangered native pony breeds. 


Dawn Westcott is author of bestsellers  Wild Pony Whispering, Wild Stallion Whispering, Wild Herd Whispering and  Rowan The Exmoor Pony

Our wonderful peat-free Exmoor Compost, produced from very well-matured Exmoor pony manure,  helps to support the Exmoor Pony Project


Exmoor Pony Project welcomes  sponsorship & Patrons 


Why not become a Patron of the Exmoor Pony Project? Membership options start from only £5 per month. Please click on the link to find out more.




Invitation to become a Patron of Exmoor Pony Project and help support the herd & our work

Tribute to Nick Westcott - Co-Founder of the Exmoor Pony Project

Nick very sadly died on 24 June 2023, after a courageous 15 month battle with cancer. He was the loved and adored husband of Dawn Westcott and you can read his Tribute here.

Dawn Westcott's books...

Rowan The Exmoor Pony

Dawn Westcott's new book.

An enchanting story about Rowan, a moorbred Exmoor pony, and his life adventures. Written in  rhyming verse and told in Rowan's own words, the story is illustrated throughout.


Rowan The Exmoor Pony appeals to children and adult's alike. Published in A5 softcover by Halsgrove Publishing.

Available in Online Shop

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Exmoor Compost

 We supply wonderful, very well-matured, dark, friable, easy to handle Exmoor Pony Multi-Purpose Compost. 

Available at £7.50 a bag  to collect from the farm. Tel 07812 382891 to organise ldeliveries in the local area. 

Exmoor Compost is a fundraiser for the Exmoor Pony Project and is supported by the Exmoor National Park Authority Partnership Fund. 
HOW TO BUY COMPOST

Limited Edition Prints

A superb collection of beautiful Limited Edition Prints of some of our very special Exmoor pony characters - by acclaimed (Royal Society of Equestrian Artists) artist Rebecca de Mendonca. This is a fundraiser for the Exmoor Pony Project - thank you Rebecca!

how to buy prints
Watch Monsieur Chapeau and Lady Stumpkin Pumpkin when they travelled to London Television Centre to meet Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield on ITV This Morning.
Read the blog with pictures from their trip here

Dawn Westcott's Blog

By Dawn Westcott 15 Jan, 2024
Peaceful camping in a beautiful meadow on this working Exmoor farm, National Trust Holnicote Estate
By Dawn Westcott 11 Jan, 2024
Rowan The Exmoor Pony - the story of an Exmoor pony told in Rowan's own words
By Dawn Westcott 15 Aug, 2023
My dear husband Nick very sadly died in June after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer
By Dawn Westcott 15 Jan, 2023
Our herd and stallion Yogi Bear feature in the Winter Wonder section Series 5, Episode 3 with Lesley Joseph
29 Nov, 2022
A beautiful, Rowan The Exmoor Pony Limited Edition signed Art Print & author-signed Book - the perfect gift!
24 Nov, 2022
Article by Hanne Knude Palshof - Chairman, The Danish Veterinary Association (Translation)
By Dawn Westcott 23 Oct, 2022
Talking about Exmoor pony conservation and my new book on the Alastair Stewart & Friends show on GB News
By Dawn Westcott 14 Oct, 2022
My new book Rowan The Exmoor Pony has arrived and available in our Online Shop
By Dawn Westcott 10 Oct, 2022
My article about Exmoor ponies and new book Rowan The Exmoor Pony, in the Oct issue of Concordia.
By Dawn Westcott 10 Oct, 2022
Genomic Analysis Advance Gives New Hope for Future of Exmoor Ponies
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