Holly Eating Donkey
by Terri Waters
Title
Holly Eating Donkey
Artist
Terri Waters
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
A donkey in the New Forest eating holly.
Over 900 years ago the local people within The New Forest were granted the right to graze their livestock throughout the forest; this was called �Commoning�. Commoning is a large aspect of The New Forest�s history and is still an act which is practiced to this day. Verderers are the ones responsible for protecting and enforcing the Commoning law, and act as representation of the Commoners.
Although greatly loved by the visitors to The New Forest, only around 100 donkeys are turned out into the forest in comparison with the 3,000 New Forest ponies. The New Forest donkeys are smaller and usually more docile than the ponies; normally the donkeys are domesticated animals and are typically pets of the locals.
Male donkeys are known as a �Jack� and are allowed to stay in the forest all year round unlike the New Forest ponies; it is only on very rare occasions that a Jack is removed from the forest by its owner for being badly behaved. The female donkeys are referred to as a �Jenny� and are also found in the forest throughout the entire year due to their hardy nature which allows them to survive the forest all year round.
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November 7th, 2014
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