Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many riding horses have been kept in the New Forest in the past 10 years; and how many ponies, cattle and sheep grazed in that area over the same period. [HL4423]
The extent of information available is shown in the table below. Figures for riding horses and sheep were not recorded pre-2006.
Year Riding horses Ponies Cattle Sheep 1998 Not available 3593 2936 Not available 1999 Not available 3885 2890 Not available 2000 Not available 3990 2991 Not available 2001 Not available 3799 1658 Not available 2002 Not available 3440 1685 Not available 2003 Not available 3477 1762 Not available 2004 Not available 3913 2175 Not available 2005 Not available 4309 2745 Not available 2006 Not available 4204 2572 41 2007 3537 4479 2529 55