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Action.
Note:
the terms "action" and "movement" are
intended to describe how a Fell pony moves
in all its gaits.
The
small still frames have links beside them
to video clips. All the videos are large
files and will take some time to load. [Technical
tips about the
files.
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Movement.
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Walk in-hand: 2 brown
Hardendale mares at Dufton Show. 1993.
Video © Sue Millard
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The yearling
Lunesdale Rebecca celebrates freedom
with a true Fell trot! Video © Lunesdale
Stud.
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Trot in-hand: Lunesdale
Henry being trotted out by Geoff Hunter
at Roundthwaite. Video © Lunesdale
Stud.
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Trot
under saddle: the grey Lunesdale Mountain
Mist at home, ridden by Julie Robinson.
Video © Lunesdale Stud.
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Gallop
under saddle: Lunesdale Black Grouse
gives an exhibition for Bert Morland,
ridden by Lizzie Briant at her home in
Richmond, UK. Video © Lunesdale
Stud.
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Driving ponies.
It's
worth comparing the very different ways of
going of these three ponies: Mr T (foaled
1987), Claudius (foaled 1979) and Moonstroller
(foaled 1969). Each has his own way of doing
the work. Although he will do other jobs
as well, each is best known for driving.
Mr T never beat Claudius in the show ring
but did [sometimes] beat Stroller. Claudius
and Stroller met there very frequently -
with alternating results.
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Trot
in harness: Tebay Tommy (Mr T) on his
first outing at Dalemain. A wet day
for competitive cone driving. 1993.
Video © Sue Millard
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Trot
in harness: Tebay Tommy (Mr T) at the
end of the same season, cone driving
with confidence. 1993. Video © Sue
Millard
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Trot
in harness: 2 different clips of Eden
View Moonstroller at Dufton show, the "Fellside
Royal". Stroller, then aged 24,
was determined to win the cone driving.
He always did think he was a thoroughbred.
1993. Video © Sue Millard
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Trot
in harness: Dene Claudius sparkles in
the sunshine at Dufton Show. 1993. Video © Sue
Millard |
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Trotting
in the rain - at the Stallion Show at Dalemain.
May 2003. Video © Sue Millard |
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Novice mare at her first driving show.
Coppyhill Suzanne (Ruby) at Tebay, July 2005. "Trot well balanced
all round, with good knee and hock action." They don't need to move
higher than this, but they must go both at "back and front". Video © Nick
Freke / Sue Millard |
The Herd at Home.
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May and June are
a busy time for the herd. The mares need
to come home (in-bye) to foal, to have
their foals handled, and to be served again.
Left: Lunesdale Rosebud and Honey. |
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Gathering the fell
- a view of an early summer event that
is well worth waiting for. The Lunesdale
herd comes down off Jeffrey's Mount
onto Moor End and finally home over
the bridge at Roundthwaite. Video © Lunesdale
Stud.
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Geoff
Hunter goes forward; Lunesdale Rosebud
goes
forward; Bracken Boy's foal slip is tied
to her and he has no choice but to follow
his Mum. Bert Morland is at hand to help
out in case Bracken Boy gets in a tangle.
Video © Lunesdale Stud. |
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