Episode 7. Bert Morland

Bert Morland is a judge and breeder of the Lunesdale Fell ponies who have won shows at the highest levels. On todays show we’re going to go into the finer points of breeding with Bert who’s credentials in the show ring tell you that anything he doesn’t know about breeding Fell ponies isn’t worth knowing. Bert talks about his early days working with General Purpose ponies, Joe Baxter the stallion walker, Storm Boy and Master John, his mentor Ted Benson and Pit ponies in the 1950’s Bert remembers Heltondale Sonny Boy, Lunesdale Rebecca and talks about line breeding, the finer points of breeding, conformation, Stallions. round bone, semi-feral herd, and harness racing. We finish up talking about Dales ponies and his trip to Olympia.