“Without a function they’re doomed’: in search of a new job for Portugal’s ancient pony breed” - Assignment for the Guardian, 2023

"Without a function they’re doomed’: in search of a new job for Portugal’s ancient pony breed" is my latest work for The Guardian.

I was fortunate to work with correspondent Sam Jones on this piece about the endangered Garranos and about the people fighting to save it. In the 1940's, between 40,000 and 60,000 Garranos existed in Portugal. Current estimates put the total population at 1,500-3,000.

"In a country such as Portugal – which knows all too well the damage wildfires can do – the Garrano is now being pressed into service as a fire-prevention tool. Acerg has signed an agreement with Portugal’s largest electrical infrastructure company, REN, to provide 280 horses that will clear brush under pylons by grazing across 4,000 hectares of mountainside." writes journalist Sam Jones.

You can read it here