Episode 6. Libby Robinson

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..

Libby Robinson  working with Peggy at the Black Country Museum

Libby Robinson working with Peggy at the Black Country Museum

Libby Robinsons journey has weaved its way through 3 countries but has always kept coming back to working ponies. in 2018 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.

Libby with Precious competing in France at the age of 25.

Libby with Precious competing in France at the age of 25.

The very large horse transport lorry arriving at Low Barrowdale to unload 11 Fell ponies.

BDS meet at Lowther Country Fair winning the multiple class with Precious and Peggy as tandem in 1993.

Peggy and Precious doing a wedding with the Brougham.

Peggy and Precious doing a wedding with the Brougham.

LIbby with the  Duke of Edinburgh Prize for Driving by the Fell Pony Society with Murthwaite Tonka Toy and Towford Harmarnie