Fell Pony Adventures

Hello! My name is Tom Lloyd and I am the owner of the Hades Hill Fell pony stud. My family has been breeding and working Fell ponies since 1957. With the loss of many semi-feral herds, there are now fewer than 200 breeding Fell pony mares living out all year round in their natural habitat of the Cumbrian fells.

These ancient native ponies have roamed the northern fells of England since before Roman times. Bred originally as a pack pony, they say "You can't put a Fell to the wrong job" but they are at risk of passing into the history books due to an ageing population of breeders and external pressures on their environment. It is now more than ever vital that we preserve a gene pool of Fell ponies with the hardiness and characteristics that have made them what they are.

I hope that by connecting and building a community online, sharing the knowledge passed onto me by my father, these films will help us keep our herd of working ponies and preserve our valuable bloodlines.