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Banksgate Fell Ponies

Banksgate is a hill farm at North Stainmore high in Cumbria's North Pennines.

It is set in a huge landscape of wild beauty, part of the home range of one of Britain's much loved native breeds - the beautiful Fell Pony. The Banksgate Fell Ponies live naturally in extended family groups within the herd but with a watchful eye kept over them and essential management tasks done. Our aim is to breed active and athletic Fell Ponies with substance yet quality; presence yet docility.

27/10/2024

Huge congratulations to Fran Hoggarth and Banksgate Elidor (Banksgate Poppy by Banksgate Jackdaw) in their haul of prizes awarded to them by Cumbria Riding Club at the AGM last night including:

* Highest number of dressage points
* Points Trophy
* Overall Best Mare
* Overall Dressage Champion
* Overall Country Jumping Champion

What an achievement! Looking forward to 2025 and what the season will bring 😊

29/09/2024

Banksgate Shine On made her debut into the world of ridden showing yesterday a very successful one coming home with a red rosette in her novice ridden class. She has never been shown under saddle and this was her very first time in the show ring. No-one could ask more than that. All credit to Shine On and to Rachael who produced and rode her :) 🏆🥇 💖💖

09/09/2024

Banksgate Shine On lives up to her name! After very recently coming back in hand following having a most beautiful c**t foal last year (Banksgate Brian Boru), she shone brightly under the expert hand of Rachael Robson at the NCPA Cumbria Branch show last Saturday where she was Reserve Champion Fell Pony and then went on to be the overall Reserve Supreme in hand pony. Many thanks and credit to Rachael who has been working with and showed Shine On so well. She has done a fine job :) We look forward to watching their future progress under saddle 😊

02/09/2024

Tony showing Banksgate Aisling to perfection at the FPS Breed Show at Dalmain, Lake District in 2016 😍💖

30/08/2024

Our 13 year old gelding, Banksgate Shinty (Carrock Sally Ann x Banksgate Jackdaw). He's obviously suddenly decided he ought to do something about the weight he's put on over Summer and took it upon himself to do a bit of exercise 😆 His gallop reminds me of his grand-dam. She was a big bodied pony with a really fast gallop too :)❤️

23/07/2024

Yearling filly, Banksgate Beauty, enjoying her salt lick on this rare, Sunny morning 🙂

14/07/2024

Congratulations are due for Banksgate Oh Boy's fabulous performance in the hotly contested Horse of the Year Show qualifier at the Great Yorkshire Show in which he came 3rd in a huge class. All credit to his owner, Joy Rooney, and rider, Lisa Wrigglesworth. Onward and upward 😊

09/07/2024

We're very proud grandparents! Esme, who has just turned 5 years old, rode her pony Waitwith Santana, to perfection in the lead rein class at Skelton Show, Cumbria at the weekend with her expert handler, her Mum, Rachael, to win 1st place in the BSPS lead rein class and to then go on to take the Mini Championship.

Rachael took Santana and the mare Banksgate Shine-On, into the well contested M & M in-hand classes where they were each winners of the Small Breeds and Large Breeds classes respectively with Santana overall Champion and Shine-On Reserve Champion. This was only Shine-On's second show ever and her first outing following producing her lovely first foal, Banksgate Brian Boru. Congratulations to Rachael, Esme and the ponies of course 😊 💖💖💖💖

06/07/2024

Our yearling filly, Banksgate Beauty, (Banksgate Pollyanna x Drybarrows Dynasty). She is a grey 🙂

05/07/2024

Banksgate Poppy (Carrock Penny x Townend Rally) kind, gentle and trusted with the grandchildren and yet a beautiful diva too 💕 What a mover she is 😍

02/07/2024

Always hard to say goodbye to a pony you've bred but especially hard when they've completely stolen your heart! But, as they say, if you love it, you'll let it go and Brian Boru is now on his way to his new home where we know he will be cherished and will have a full and happy life ☺️💕💕💕

29/06/2024

Hey, do you need our help in there 😊

28/06/2024

This picture (taken this morning) sums up the weather since we cut our hay field on Wednesday evening. The Sun did eventually make an appearance but not until after we'd baled and wrapped it 🤣

21/06/2024

The evening sun casting long shadows :)

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Kirkby Stephen
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