Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust

General information

In the 1950's there were more than 30,000 Dartmoor Ponies on Dartmoor.
Today there are less than 1,500. Please help us to preserve and protect the Dartmoor Pony for future generations to enjoy.

Visit the website to find out about the many ways you can learn more about the Trust and help. Find out about adopting a pony, fostering or buying a pony and our Ponies Inspiring People courses - and much more.

We run innovative educational programmes using the Dartmoor Pony as a platform for learning, helping to promote the ponies fantastic temperament and versatility. During the summer of 2010 Fingle Farm Buildings erected a 75ft x 40ft building, containing two toilets, one disabled, a classroom and internal pony pens - so visitors can enjoy the ponies in even the wettest weather.

The DPHT works closely with Moorland Pony Keepers and runs a value added programme, helping to raise the value of the annual foal crop by taming feral foals and youngstock, so they can be safely sold to good equine homes.

The DPHT first started working with National Trust in 2007 when it started training rangers in management techniques suitable for dealing with semi-feral ponies on conservation grazing sites across the UK. The DPHT has also sourced a number of good quality Dartmoor Ponies for National Trust and its tenants to benefit wildlife habits through their ability to graze poor vegetation