We’re going a little off piste to talk about to just Fell ponies, but also some of the other less well known native breeds that my guest has spent the last couple of years photographing in their native habit.

So I would like to introduce Ruth Chambelain who many of you will know trough her Instagram account Ruth On the Hoof

Ruth talks about being a cowboy in Montana and learning the Pirelli natural horsemanship and herd behaviour .

Ruth talks about growing up near Caldbeck Common and the Waverhead stud, starting out with a camera and documenting native ponies for her project “The Hidden Hoofbeats of Britain and Ireland”.

We learn about Eriskay ponies, the Carneddau ponies of Snowdonia and how ponies adapt o their environment. The Highland deer ponies, Garrons and Ghilliesand the Highland ponies at Balmoral.

We finish by talking about Dales ponies, Exmoor ponies and conservation grazing.