Our foundation breeding stock were all imported from England and are registered with the Fell Pony Society in the U.K.  They were bred by the top breeders in the U.K. and imported by Laurel Highland Farm as well as New Farm in Florida, one of the first to import this breed to North America just over a decade ago.  Many "Lownthwaite" ponies also make their home at the Royal Stables, including HM the Queen's riding pony, Lownthwaite Duchess!  Duchess is half-sister to two of our imported mares, Lownthwaite Evelyn and Lownthwaite Orange Blossom.  Lownthwaite Skylark II, 1/2 sister to our very own Guards Blossom, is also owned by HM The Queen and this pony won the 2002 Fell Pony Championship at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.  Guards Blossom is herself a champion mare, having won the 2 y.o. class at the FPS Breed Show in addition to other championships. 

Our other mares include Inglegarth Radiant who won the 3 y.o. class at the 2002 FPS Breed Show in addition to the Lady Yule Cup for "Best Riding Type Pony".  Lune Valley Dolly also won at several shows in the UK, including the Fell pony Championship at Witherslack. She was Fell Pony Champion at Dressage at Devon 2004.  Both she and her 3/4 sister Sleddale Wild Rose V  are by the 1999 FPS Supreme Champion Stallion Drybarrows Jeff.  Wild Rose's filly, Lunesdale Rock Rose, is 1/2 sister to Lunesdale Lady Rebecca, Reserve Champion Mare at the 2002 FPS Breed Show.  Ludworth Lady Grey has outstanding foals to her credit, and won the FPSNA Mare Progeny Performance Premium in 2011.

Two of our mares are by 1997 Stallion Show Supreme Champion Heltondale Bellman V (by Tebay Campbell Ton Victor):  Sleddale Lib V and Castle Hill Dainty.  Both mares are very true-to-type Fells with excellent movement and both are trained under saddle.  Lownthwaite Monarch is by Linnel Rapier II, a very successful stallion in terms of performance records (including Olympia), and who also has somewhat of a unique pedigree (a good thing in a small gene pool!) being by Linnel Romany Boy, whom like his son achieved great success in the show ring.  Brackenbank Poppy has competed and won many times, including many Fell pony championships in England as well as the Supreme Mountain & Moorland Championship at Dressage at Devon 2005.  She is also trained under saddle. Poppy has beautiful action and is very true-to-type.  We have retained Laurelhighland Lyric - a 2004 mare that we could not bear to part with!  Lyric has been started under saddle and has also bred several outstanding foals we have retained.   Hades Hill Freya is a lovely, quiet-natured, traditional Fell mare with old blood in her pedigree.  Laurelhighland Athena, a 2005 filly, is another "keeper" that is here to stay, and has bred several outstanding foals we have also retained!  In 2007, Raisburn Lettie II also joined us on loan.  Lettie is a 1993 mare owned by Judith Bean-Calhoun, and she stayed with us for awhile at Laurel Highland Farm.  She had her first foal in 2008, Laurelhighland Hadley (by Waverhead Model IV)!  We had a homecoming for our 2004 filly Laurelhighland Sapphire, when we were thrilled to have her back in 2008!  It was also a double bonus for us since she came in foal to the Champion stallion, Laurelhighland Rambler!  Sapphire has had 2 lovely foals and is trained under saddle - she is a wonderful child's pony!  She is schooling over 3' fences and is ridden by our daughter, who won several championships with her in 2011, including FPSNA's Ridden Championship, In-hand Championship, Supreme Championship, and "Born in North America" High-Point Performance Premium.

Our stallions competing as a pair at Walnut Hill 2005  -- It sure says a lot about their temperaments for them to accomplish this! 
(Driver: Nicole Cable.  Above Left and Below Offside:  Waverhead Robbie Above Right and Below Nearside:  Waverhead Model IV)
Photos above and below:  My Star Photography