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pit ponies were used to transport coal through the mine shafts they were usually treated cruelly and spent almost all their lives underground
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What is pit pony about?
pit ponies were shetlands or small hardy ponies that were used in the pits, or mines. they carried tools and coal and things for the miners.
How were pit ponies treated?
Pit ponies were horses which were used underground in coal mines to pull carts of coal. The horses spent their lives underground and were exposed to harmful mine gases frequently. These animals worked long hours, and many of them died due to exhaustion or from injuries.
What did pit ponies do down the mine?
Pit ponies were lowered down into coal mines to help haul the coal. By the mid 20th century, the ponies were replaced by mechanical devices.
What type of horses were used in mines?
Ponies were used in the mines. Since large draft horses were to big to fit in the mines, they used ponies to carry tools and pull the mining carts.
What were ponies used for?
They were handy for hauling in and out things from mines.
What were ponies and donkeys used for in the mines?
they were used to pull around carts full of coal
Once used in coal mines merlins are known by what other name?
Welsh ponies
Why were the ponies scared in line 3 of the pit ponies?
They are unfamiliar with the world above
Were can i find gemstone mines?
open pit mines in newbrunswick
What are open pit mines called?
they are quite simply called open pit mines, they can also be known as quarries.
What is the history of the shetland pony horse?
Also called "pit ponies" Shetlands were used for going down in coal mines to haul carts loaded with coal. Already small and hardy from the islands they developed on, they became a smaller and stronger breed through this hard work, which is now why the shetland holds the record for the strongest breed, for their size. Now a days, however, they are more a child's mount, and are sometimes used for pulling carts.
When did they start to use horses in the pit?
Pit ponies were employed as early as 1750 in Durham Britain.
