Bybeck Victoria

Imported Registered Fell Pony Mare

Prefix: Bybeck
Color: Black (non-fading)
Height: 13hh
Role: Broodmare · Trail & Packing Prospect · Mountain Trail
From: Bybeck Stud (Howgill Fell, Tebay, Cumbria, UK)

Background

Bybeck Victoria is our second import from the UK and a treasured representative of the historic Bybeck Stud. Raised on the fell and later purchased through an interim home in Kent, she joined the Feathered Foothill herd in late autumn 2022. Her pedigree blends notable Wellbrow, Heltondale, Murthwaite, and Greenholme lines—families known for producing classic Fell type, substance, and level-headed temperaments.

Victoria was imported with her seal brown filly foal by The Reggae King, born abroad in 2022. Since then, she has contributed three offspring to the North American Fell pony population:

  1. Harrison Winter Skye – her 2022 filly foal, now residing with Southmoore Stud in Mississippi

  2. 2023 Filly Foal – a second seal brown filly by The Reggae King

  3. Featheredfoothill Finnegans Wake – her 2025 colt foal by the multi-champion hill-bred sire Lunesdale Warlord

These foals represent a meaningful continuation of Bybeck genetics in North America.

Training & Education

In 2024, Victoria spent an “off-foal” training year with Mary Ka of Philomath, Oregon, where she was started using R+ (positive reinforcement) methods. Her work included:

  • Start-to-saddle and first rides

  • Obstacle and confidence training

  • Liberty groundwork

Quiet, thoughtful, and honest, Victoria shows natural aptitude as a trail and packing pony with excellent potential for Mountain Trail.

In the spring of 2025, she furthered her education by participating in a Trail Course and Horsemanship Clinic at Julie Fisher Training, where she demonstrated her steady nature, willingness, and adaptability in a new environment.

Show & Ambassador Highlights

Northwest Horse Expo – March 2025 (Albany, Oregon)
Victoria joined two other Fell ponies as a breed ambassador. She:

  • Greeted the public calmly in the vendor hall

  • Was especially gentle with children

  • Presented in-hand wearing a pack saddle with panniers and bells

She showed exemplary steadiness for a first public event.

FPSNA Virtual Show – Fall 2025 — Judge’s Feedback
“A very feminine pony with good length from poll to tail.
Lovely hind leg.
(Her foal is absolutely enchanting.)”

Pedigree, Heritage & Fell Origins

Victoria comes from the respected Bybeck Stud, whose broodmares traditionally ran on Howgill Fell near Tebay—one of the historic uplands foundational to Fell pony development.

The Bybeck herd dispersed in 2021 through North West Auctions following Colin Roberts’ retirement. As Fell pony historian Tom Lloyd noted, the dispersal of such fell-running herds represented a significant loss to the remaining hill-bred mare population of the breed.

  • Sire: Wellbrow Lancashire Lad (now in Australia)

  • Dam: Bybeck Friday Lass

Friday Lass is now owned by Janet Wood of Ralfland Stud, whom we were fortunate to visit in 2024. Meeting her and her filly added a meaningful connection to Victoria’s living family line.

Victoria is also the niece of Bybeck Nightingale, the late Queen Elizabeth II’s grey Fell mare.

Source: Grassroots: FPS Database
A Fell pony from Feathered Foothill standing on a patch of dark soil, facing to the right, with a green grassy area and a brown building wall in the background.
A Fell pony from Feathered Foothill standing on grassy terrain with green bushes and blurred trees in the background.
A Fell pony from Feathered Foothill walking on a grassy hill during sunset with trees and a landscape in the background.
Two women with horses, one woman holding a Fell pony from Feathered Foothill with a saddle and orange saddle bag, another woman with a white horse in the background, standing near a building in a stable environment. Northwest Horse Expo.
A woman and a young girl are petting a Fell pony from Feathered Foothill with a red flower standing in the Breyer Horse 'Round Pen.' At the Northwest Horse Expo.
People riding and leading Fell ponies from Feathered Foothill inside an indoor arena with advertisements on the walls. Northwest Horse Expo Fell Pony Demo.
Two women riding horses inside an indoor arena with a dirt floor and green barriers, and a banner on the wall.
Three women standing with three horses inside a stable, all wearing jackets and boots. The women are holding reins, and the horses are equipped with saddles, bridles, and gear. The background shows the inside of a horse stable with open barn doors.
A woman leading a horse with a large orange saddlebag inside an indoor riding arena, with another person riding a horse in the background.
A woman in outdoor clothing, including a hat, stands by a small pond with a black horse. The woman holds the horse's bridle while the horse drinks water from the pond. The area is grassy with logs and rocks, and there is a wooden fence in the backgro
A woman with long blonde hair wearing patterned leggings and a black vest interacts with a small black horse on a wooden platform in a grassy field with scattered tires, surrounded by tall pine trees under a cloudy sky.
A woman leading a black horse over tires in a grassy outdoor area with trees and cloudy sky in the background.
Bybeck Victoria's "aunt" is Bybeck Nightingale
Bybeck Victoria's "aunt" is Bybeck Nightingale
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A black horse with a saddle standing on a dirt ground in a riding arena, next to a small gray stepping block. The background includes a fence, some trees, a building with a metal roof, and a parked vehicle under a sunny blue sky.
A person riding a black horse inside an indoor riding arena with wooden and metal walls.
A black horse with a saddle and blue bedding in an outdoor riding arena, with a person in blue clothing and helmet nearby, and orange traffic cones surrounding the area, with trees in the background.
A woman in riding gear, including a helmet, sits on a black horse inside a paddock, with a group of llamas or alpacas standing behind a metal fence in the background, in a rural setting with trees and a clear blue sky.
A woman riding a black horse in an outdoor riding arena under a blue sky with some clouds.
Black pony with red halter standing outdoors near a feeding trough on a farm, with wooden buildings and rolling hills in the background on a clear sunny day.
Two black ponies standing on green grass in a field, with trees in the background and a clear blue sky.
Three black ponies play and interact in a grassy field with a wooden fence, trees, and a house in the background on a sunny day.
A black horse with a foal standing close, both in a fenced outdoor area with trees in the background. The horse is drinking from a red bucket, and the foal is looking at the camera.
A black adult horse standing next to a brown baby horse, with a red bucket nearby, under leafy trees on a farm.
Two black horses and a foal in a wooded outdoor area, with trees and green foliage in the background.
A black and brown horse running on a green grassy field.
A black horse and a foal standing outdoors on grass, with trees and a tent in the background.
Two black horses walking in a grassy area with trees and a fence in the background. One horse has a floral garland around its neck.
A black horse running on grass in a field with trees and a wooden fence in the background.
Black horse running on green grass with trees and a wooden fence in the background.
Two black horses run on a grassy field beneath a large leafy green tree, with a wooden fence in the background.
Two black horses standing on a leaf-covered grassy field with a farm and trees in the background, under a cloudy sky.
Bybeck Victoria with Featheredfoothill Faith

Bybeck Victoria and her filly foal, Featheredfoothill Faith, 2023