The Dartmoor Pony Drift takes place at numerous locations around Dartmoor, including several from the commons of Widecombe on the east and west sides of the valley.

The ponies are rounded-up. sorted by owner and taken to various holding pens. On market day those selected for sale are taken to the market and auctioned. The remainder are returned to the moor.

We took an amateur video of the Drift in 2005 from the eastern commons of Widecombe.

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