MONADNOCK LEDGER-TRANSCRIPT • September 24, 2020
When Emily and George Aho bought their six-acre property in Jaffrey, they thought they had found a permanent home for themselves and their herd of critically endangered Newfoundland ponies. But a recent gift from an anonymous donor has put them on a new path – to a sprawling farm in the MidCoast of Maine. Emily Aho, Executive Director of the Newfoundland Pony Conservancy Center, said she was first approached by the donor this summer, with an offer of land that included a house, two barns, an indoor riding rink, and fenced pastures. The land will provide all the space the Conservancy Center might need to continue its mission of rescuing, breeding, and educating the public about the Newfoundland Pony breed.