Episode 6. Libby Robinson
from Fell Pony Podcast Hosted by Tom LLoyd
Libby Robinsons journey has weaved its way through 3 countries but has always kept coming back to working ponies. A couple of years ago she managed to move her herd from France to re-establish them as a semi-feral herd on a Cumbrian Fell and now her journey has turned into a quest to to establish a Fell Pony Heritage Centre in the Lake District to protect the Fell Pony breed characteristics and preserve the working practices for future generations. In this show Libby talks about her first encounters with working ponies that shaped her future and living on working museums with horses. Competition driving, The Heritage of the Fells exhibition, The Fell Pony Heritage Centre and the importance as ponies in farming systems as part of the ecosystem.
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Libby Robinsons journey has weaved its way through 3 countries but has always kept coming back to working ponies. A couple of years ago she managed to move her herd from France to re-establish them as a semi-feral herd on a Cumbrian Fell and now her journey has turned into a quest to to establish a Fell Pony Heritage Centre in the Lake District to protect the Fell Pony breed characteristics and preserve the working practices for future generations.
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