A pit pony, otherwise known as a mining horse, [1] 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. [2][1] The first known recorded use of ponies underground in Great Britain was in the Durham coalfield in 1750.

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.

Pit Pony: With Alex Wrathell, Jennie Raymond, Shaun Smyth, Elliot Page. This Canadian series focuses on 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.

Pit Pony: Directed by Eric Till. With Ben Rose-Davis, Richard Donat, Jennie Raymond, Andrew Keilty. A young boy working in Nova Scotia's treacherous coal mines in the early 20th century finds a friend in ones of the ponies used to haul coal up from the tunnels to be used at the railway station and the steel mill.

Watch Pit Pony Free Online | 1 Season. This Canadian series is set in Nova Scotia in the early 1900's, as the McLean/Hall family becomes involved in the dangerous coal industry.

Pit Pony is a 1997 television film directed by Eric Till. It was Elliot Page 's [a] debut role; Page was scouted for it by John Dunsworth, who also had a small role in the film. [1][2] The film was based on the novel Pit Pony by Joyce Barkhouse. It was nominated for …

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The adventures of a young coal miner and his horse.

Based on the beloved children's novel, 'Pit Pony' tells the story of a small town in 1904 Nova Scotia and 12-year-old Willie MacLean, who takes a job in the town's coal mine to support his family.

Watch Pit Pony Season 1 Episode 1 The Light to the Future Free Online. Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, 1904. Willie MacLean is an 12-year-old with a passion for horses and is helping his family get by the best since the death of his older brother in at the local coal mine (the Pit).