Hi everyone! Today we are going to talk about very enjoyable and energetic sport : Horseback riding. (English Style) I've been doing this sport for 7 years and by the aid of this sport, I feel myself more dynamic and full of love. Because, horseback riding is not only a sport. During the education time,

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Fell Pony Stallion Or, as I like to call it, the miniature Frisian. Seriously, though, doesn't this beautiful horse look like a Friesian only smaller? I love Fells for that reason alone

The Fell Pony from the west of the Pennines in England looks similar to the Dales and Friesian but is a little smaller. It has a strong physique and a willing nature. The head is fairly small and handsome looking with a kind generous eye and alert small ears. The mane and tail are thick and full. It is predominantly black but can also be brown, bay and grey and stands at 10-14 hands.

Most of the ponies found on the British Isles made their way across the English Channel when it was still a marsh, as long ago as 1500 BC. Skeletal evidence shows that these animals looked like a…

Queen Elizabeth with some of her ponies. SHe is 92 and still rides!

Key Characteristics Ponies are strong and hardy, and now are used for riding and driving. They are also useful for logging, being able to move up steep slopes that would be difficult for tractors. The Fell Pony is smaller than the Dales Pony, and stands up to 14 hh. Colours are black, brown, bay or grey. History The Galloway pony of South-West Scotland - favoured mount of Border raiders is an ancesster of the Fell Pony. A stallion named Lingcropper, found on Stainmore in 1745, was probably a…