------ Littletree Fell Pony Stud
Breeders and Trainers of Top Class Fell Ponies
Stud History
Littletree stud is based in the heart of Cumbria on the outskirts of the quiet, scenic village of Great Asby. The farm is set in 54 acres of open hill land, which our herd can roam through freely.
We are busy, family run day to day yard consisting of husband and wife Nicholas & Jane Woolley, their daughter Emma and her fiance Brian Williams.
News for 2009
For this year Littletree will be offering riding tuition and also special placemets for people who would like to stay here at littletree for a few days, to recieve riding training as well as use of our facilities to bring your own horse and experience our abundant breathtaking scenery.
* LIMITED PLACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR BREAKING AND SCHOOLING. ALSO PONIES ARE TAKEN FOR SALE PREPARATION AT VERY COMPETITIVE RATES. PLEASE CONTACT US TO BOOK A PLACE*
WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO OFFER AN AFTER SALES SERVICE TO ALL OF OUR CLIENTS. IF YOU HAVE BOUGHT A PONY FROM LITTLETREE AND WOULD LIKE RIDING TUITION AND/ OR FURTHER SCHOOLING FOR YOUR PONY PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT US AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP AND DISCUSS YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
We are very pleased to announce we have qualified FOUR different ponies for Olympia in the last FOUR years.
Stennerskeugh Frances II Best Of Breed at Olympia 2008.
Courtesy of Allison Wolff
Nick and Jane both have limitless knowledge on equestrianism, both coming from horse-orientated families.
Nick has competed in many Show jumping, Working Hunter and Showing classes with Welsh ponies through to Hunters. His Father bred Thoroughbreds and so Nick has gained much knowledge on conformation and breeding from him. As well as this he has also had much experience in backing many different types of horses, and has passed his knowledge onto his daughters. When she was younger, Jane competed in many Show Jumping, Working Hunter and Eventing Competitions and enjoyed much success in these areas with ponies and horses that she schooled herself.
Nick competing at a Hunter Trial in the 1970's
Emma has been showing all of her life and has more recently had a strong interest in dressage. She particularly enjoys the training of youngsters and takes pleasure in producing them to a high level. Amongst many achievements, she has qualified for and competed three ponies at Olympia:- Lunesdale Evening Star owned by Mr & Mrs Morland in 2005, Raisbeck Casino owned by Mrs D Slack in 2006 and our own Stennerskeugh Frances II in 2008. She also qualified and rode Raisbeck Casino to an amazing 2nd place at Horse of the Year Show in 2006, and piloted Lunesdale Evening Star to be Supreme Champion at the 2005 Fell Pony Society Breed Show. To find out more about Brian, please click on the 'Stonefold Native Ponies' link and view his website. 
Jane Woolley Eventing age.17
We strongly feel that the most effective way to promote the Fell Pony is through performance, and so have devised a Breeding Programme that produces ponies that best suit our needs. We have hill-bred ponies from semi-feral herds as we feel keeping type and hardiness is extremely important.
As well as this we have carefully selected stock which combines quality and movement along with a positive mental attitude towards work, athleticism and a good performance ability. We have been heavily involved with backing, training and competing a large number of ponies for the last 10 years. Through studying the attitudes of these ponies from many different bloodlines, we have been able to choose breeding stock with the most trainable temperaments. We also look for the ponies to have good natural balance and the appearance of easily and well-flexed joints.
Our ponies are competed in showing and, more recently, dressage competitions. Between 8 & 12 ponies are in work at any one time, from youngsters being backed to fully established competition ponies. We have excellent modern facilities which enables us to work the ponies all year round, meaning their training programmes are unaffected when the bad weather comes in winter. We keep a calm, peaceful atmosphere around the ponies to build up trusting relationships, which helps to bring about their true potential.
Quality:- Littletree Bessie Bell
Athleticism:- Littletree Bodini
(wearing black exercise boots)
Photo courtesy of A Wolff
Movement:- Littletree Born Supremacy
Photo courtesy of A Wolff
Whether looking for a high quality showing / competition pony, exceptional breeding stock or a willing, responsive riding pony, you are likely to find it at Littletree.
Littletree stud is based in the heart of Cumbria on the outskirts of the quiet, scenic village of Great Asby. The farm is set in 54 acres of open hill land, which our herd can roam through freely. We are busy, family run day to day yard consisting of husband and wife Nicholas & Jane Woolley, their daughter Emma and her fiance Brian Williams. News for 2009 For this year Littletree will be offering riding tuition and also special placemets for people who would like to stay here at littletree for a few days, to recieve riding training as well as use of our facilities to bring your own horse and experience our abundant breathtaking scenery. * LIMITED PLACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR BREAKING AND SCHOOLING. ALSO PONIES ARE TAKEN FOR SALE PREPARATION AT VERY COMPETITIVE RATES. PLEASE CONTACT US TO BOOK A PLACE* WE ARE ALSO HAPPY TO OFFER AN AFTER SALES SERVICE TO ALL OF OUR CLIENTS. IF YOU HAVE BOUGHT A PONY FROM LITTLETREE AND WOULD LIKE RIDING TUITION AND/ OR FURTHER SCHOOLING FOR YOUR PONY PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT US AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP AND DISCUSS YOUR REQUIREMENTS. We are very pleased to announce we have qualified FOUR different ponies for Olympia in the last FOUR years. Stennerskeugh Frances II Best Of Breed at Olympia 2008. Courtesy of Allison Wolff Nick and Jane both have limitless knowledge on equestrianism, both coming from horse-orientated families. When she was younger, Jane competed in many Show Jumping, Working Hunter and Eventing Competitions and enjoyed much success in these areas with ponies and horses that she schooled herself. We strongly feel that the most effective way to promote the Fell Pony is through performance, and so have devised a Breeding Programme that produces ponies that best suit our needs. We have hill-bred ponies from semi-feral herds as we feel keeping type and hardiness is extremely important. As well as this we have carefully selected stock which combines quality and movement along with a positive mental attitude towards work, athleticism and a good performance ability. We have been heavily involved with backing, training and competing a large number of ponies for the last 10 years. Through studying the attitudes of these ponies from many different bloodlines, we have been able to choose breeding stock with the most trainable temperaments. We also look for the ponies to have good natural balance and the appearance of easily and well-flexed joints. Our ponies are competed in showing and, more recently, dressage competitions. Between 8 & 12 ponies are in work at any one time, from youngsters being backed to fully established competition ponies. We have excellent modern facilities which enables us to work the ponies all year round, meaning their training programmes are unaffected when the bad weather comes in winter. We keep a calm, peaceful atmosphere around the ponies to build up trusting relationships, which helps to bring about their true potential. Whether looking for a high quality showing / competition pony, exceptional breeding stock or a willing, responsive riding pony, you are likely to find it at Littletree. |