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In today's video we are at a location I first visited around 7 years ago join me as I take a walk around Penallta park. From the ground, this massive sculpture looks like a strange set of lumpy hills. Take to the skies, however, and you’ll see it forms the shape of a pot-bellied pony, its legs outstretched as it gallops gleefully over the land. It’s said to honor Sultan, a beloved pit pony that once worked in the old colliery. “Pit ponies” were put to work in coal mines throughout the 18th through 20th centuries. In the United Kingdom, the hardy equines were first dispatched underground in 1750. They became more prominent in the 19th century after 26 children tragically drowned while working at the Huskar Colliery. Public outcry put an end to the then-common practice of sending women and children into the mines, and they were replaced by ponies and horses. The pit ponies lived mainly underground, working an average of eight hours a day and spending their nights in their subterranean stables. They lugged tubs of coal throughout the dark, deep mines, only coming to the surface for the occasional colliery holiday. By 1913, there were 70,000 pit ponies in the U.K. alone (the United States typically favored donkeys and mules). They were highly valuable to the mining companies and, as such, often received better care and stricter regulation than the human workers. I am a photographer from the south wales valleys join me as i explore abandoned buildings nature landscapes and so much more on this channel you will see travel vlogs photography videos and sometimes exploring an abandoned building Buy me a coffee ko-fi.com/kurtrobertsphotography If you enjoy my videos on youtube and would like to support me and my channel please do consider buying me a coffee throught the above link. thanks so much for watching my videos and supporting me My Amazon wish list https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/IXUMLLWEUO0I?ref_=wl_share photography prints https://www.kurtrobertsphotography.co.uk My Equipment Camera https://amzn.to/3aQ9zuq Mircophone https://amzn.to/3aNHgN3 11-16MM tokina lens https://amzn.to/3aR47r7 benro tripod https://amzn.to/2W4ZvcP Mavic pro https://amzn.to/2TG7pYs subscribe to me if you enjoyed my content instagram https://www.instagram.com/kurtrobertsphotography/ twitter https://twitter.com/Kurt__roberts keywords south wales wales pit pony penallta colliery sultan the pit pony history ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMnLcH24Sgo