FELL PONY FILMS
by
TOM LLOYD
THE FELL PONY
⊛ Best International Short Film at the Equus Film Festival, New York
When the Fell Pony Society was formed in 1922 its aim was "to foster and keep pure the old breed of pony," and later "to promote knowledge of all matters concerning the Fell Pony breed."
This film about Fell pony type and conformation aims to describe the breed as we see it a hundred years later, as a basis for the next century.
WHERE TIME STANDS STILL
The Fell Pony Adventures team of Pack ponies travelling through the English Lake District.
LIVE BEFORE YOU DIE
⊛ Best short film - Equus Film Festival, New York
⊛ Best short film - Kinookus Film festival Croatia 2010
⊛ Cannes Short Film corner 2009
A modern day dreamtime. The freedom of a life on the road with horses in an English Summer.
Travelling the length of the country and back again with a pair of horses and gypsy caravan following a band of Travellers with handcarts, goats, donkeys and ponies along green lanes to the fairs and festivals of England.
Shot by Tom LLoyd on a hand-cranked clockwork Russian super 8mm camera during a 9 month journey.
PONY
⊛ Best Music Video - Equus Film Festival, New York
This is a story about a Lady and her pony. Music Video for The lumberjack cowboy heartbreak truckin co. Contains strong language.
ROMANY RAI
⊛ Best Art Film Equus Film Festival, New York
A 60 minute documentary, twenty years in the making on the road with Fell ponies to the biggest Gypsy horse fair in Europe, following father and son Walter and Tom Lloyd on their annual pilgrimage to Appleby Fair.
ENDANGERED SPECIES: THOMAS CAPSTICK
Endangered Species: Conversation with Fell pony breeder Thomas Capstick of the Murthwaite herd of Fell ponies.
Made for the Fell Pony Breeders Association with a grant from the Heritage Lottery fund.
ENDANGERED SPECIES: ANDREW THORPE
Endangered Species: Conversation with Fell pony breeder Andrew Thorpe of the Wellbrow herd of Fell ponies.
Made for the Fell Pony Breeders Association with a grant from the Heritage Lottery fund.
ENDANGERED SPECIES: CHRISTINE MORTON & ALISON BELL
Endangered Species: Conversation with Fell pony breeder Christine Morton and Alison Bell of the Lownthwaite herd of Fell ponies.
Made for the Fell Pony Breeders Association with a grant from the Heritage Lottery fund.
TETHERING
How to tether a horse or pony safely.
HIGH STREET TREK
From Haweswater to Mosedale Common, over the Gatesgarth Pass and Harter Fell to Kentmere and High Street, the old Roman road with 4 ponies, September 2020.
ENDANGERED SPECIES: BILL POTTER
Endangered Species: Conversation with Fell pony breeder Bill Potter of the Greenholme herd of Fell ponies.
Made for the Fell Pony Breeders Association with a grant from the Heritage Lottery fund.
ENDANGERED SPECIES: BERT MORLAND
Endangered Species: Conversation with Fell pony breeder Bert Morland of the Lunesdale herd of Fell ponies.
Made for the Fell Pony Breeders Association with a grant from the Heritage Lottery fund.
WINTER SNOW
A look into the daily life with a herd of Fell ponies through winter
WEANING
We’ve spent the last few weeks with our young colt foal Delta getting him halter broken and ready for his new home. Here’s a little film of what we got up to with him.