Lownthwaite Starboy courtesy of Christine Morton Bowderdale Jess, age 19. Photo courtesy of the Fell Pony Society Archives Fell Ponies are delightful animals of exceedingly good temperament and intelligence. With legs and hooves like iron and plenty of dense flat bone below the knee, they are strong, tireless, surefooted and thrifty. Renowned for their ground-covering trot, thick leg feathering and profuse mane and tail, black is the most popular color, followed by brown and bay. Greys are a rare treasure.
White markings are limited to a small star and the hind feet below the fetlock.
Drybarrows Fell Ponies out on the fell in Cumbria, England. Sabine Smeets-Hoff, Netherlands. Today Fells are gaining popularity in Europe as a driving and riding mount suitable for riders of all levels and ages. Fells are respectable jumpers and savvy trail mounts. Recently the integrity and usefulness of the Fell Pony has come to light and exportations are on the rise.