The Fell Pony is a native English pony found around the Pennines and in Cumbria. The Fell Pony stands 14 hands high, is black, dark brown, bay or grey in colour and has a placid and good natured temperament. They are a versatile, surefooted and sensible pony making them ideal as riding horses for children and the nervous. Research Fell Pony
The Hackney Pony (formerly known as the Wilson Pony) is an English breed of pony developed by Christopher Wilson during the 19th century from a stallion which was a Norfolk Roadster and Yorkshire Trotter cross mated with Fell Pony mares. The Hackney Pony stands 12 to 14 hands high, is black, bay, chestnut or brown coloured and has outstanding trotting abilities, with a highly exaggerated gait. Research Hackney Pony
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