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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 drama family history series that follows the McLean/Hall family in Nova Scotia in the early 1900s and their involvement in the coal industry. Young Willie enters the mines after his father's death and forms an attachment to the horses who work below-ground.
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- 1999-02-05
- Drama, Family, History
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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.
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.
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- February 5, 1999 –, February 4, 2000
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- CBC
Jul 7, 2015 · Learn how pit ponies replaced children in the coal mines of Britain and America, and how they were treated and retired. Find out how miniature horses evolved from these hardworking animals.
- Suzanne Raga
Jun 28, 2015 · Learn about the history and role of pit ponies, small horses that helped dig coal from underground mines in the UK. Watch a video and visit a new exhibition to discover more about these special animals and their friendship with miners.
Apr 5, 2024 · July 4, 1838 was a warm and humid day in South Yorkshire. Working in the Huskar coal mine that Wednesday were about 50 children and several dozen miners. The job of the children was to haul tubs of coal out of the mine; they were called hurriers.
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