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A pit pony, otherwise known as a mining horse, was a horse, pony or mule commonly used underground in mines from the mid-18th until the mid-20th century. The term "pony" was sometimes broadly applied to any equine working underground.
Pit Pony is a 1999 CBC television series which tells the story of small-town life in Glace Bay, on the island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1904. The plot line revolves around the lives of the families of the men and boys who work in the coal mines.
Pit Pony: With Alex Wrathell, Jennie Raymond, Shaun Smyth, Elliot Page. This Canadian series focuses on the McLean/Hall family in Nova Scotia in the early 1900s and their involvement in the coal industry.
Jul 7, 2023 · The era of the pit pony is not yet over. Today, in the Chakwal District of Pakistan, thousands of donkeys still toil in the coal mines where they work the coal seams inside the Salt Range Mountains. Rather than being hitched to coal cars, the donkeys carry heavy sacks of coal out through narrow tunnels.
Dec 14, 1997 · A young boy working in Nova Scotia's treacherous coal mines in the early 20th century finds a friend in ones of the ponies used to haul coal up from the tunnels to be used at the railway station and the steel mill.
Willie MacLean is an 12-year-old with a passion for horses and is helping his family get by the best since the death of his older brother in at the local coal mine (the Pit). Willie's older sister, Nellie, is perused by the Scot newcomer Ned Hall, who is always at odds with the mine's owner, Mr. Frawley over the working conditions.
Jul 7, 2015 · The answer was to greatly increase the number of mini horses, called pit ponies, used to work in the mines. Today’s American Miniature Horses —defined as small yet proportional horses that...
Pit Pony is a 1999 CBC television series which tells the story of small-town life in Glace Bay, on the island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in 1904. The plot line revolves around the lives of the families of the men and boys who work in the coal mines.
1999. TV-G. Drama. This Canadian series is set in Nova Scotia in the early 1900's, as the McLean/Hall family becomes involved in the dangerous coal industry. Subtitles: English. Starring: Elliot Page Alex Wrathell Jennie Raymond Shaun Smyth.
Apr 5, 2024 · Artist Mick Petts used 60,000 tons of material to create a stylized sculpture of a pony in a Welsh park. The earthwork honours all the ponies and horses that worked in coal mines; they were all called pit ponies.
