FellPonySociety.org.uk - Information about a specific type of pony found in the UK
Title
The Fell Pony Society
Description
Excerpted from the website:
- Early History
- The Wild European pony is thought to have migrated to the British Isles approx 15,000BC. One type predominated in northern England, and can be credited as the progenitor of the Fell pony. When crop farming and animal husbandry replaced hunting, wild ponies were drastically reduced to conserve available pasture. In northern England ponies became almost extinct in some parts and those that remained existed in small pockets which encouraged inbreeding and so led to regional characteristics.
Languages
English
