Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust Annual Sale - Saturday 19th July at Michelcombe Farm, Holne. 30 moorbred ponies all ground started  and approved by Dartmoor Pony12 - 2pm. Pony displays, refreshments and live music. Ponies on the list below are available for sale now. A seperate Sales List for 19th July will be available shortly.

Dartmoor Pony Sales List - updated 2nd May 2008

Ground Started - The DPHT offers a free handling service to Dartmoor Pony Keepers with Heritage stock. All ponies / foals are Ground Started in five basic foundation skills: 1. Halter 2. Leading 3. Picking up feet / grooming 4. Catching 5. Loading into a trailer. All ponies worked with are scorred 1 out of 5 in each category and awarded a certificate.

CONSERVATION GRAZING  -  A number of small herds all bucket trained  and suitable for conservation grazing are now available  - all ponies will be eligible for the Native Breeds at Risk Supplement.  Please speak to Dru Butterfield for more details - 01626 355314

Riding ponies are available on request - please email for more information. We will need to know what you want to do with your new pony, size, age, colour preference,etc.

Sales List

New crop of Dartmoor Heritage Foals, just off the moor, all well grown, weaned and ground started, range of colours available. Please contact Dru Butterfield on dru@dpht.co.uk for more details.

• Mr John French  - Michelcombe, Holne, Dartmoor

"Spike"- 11.2hh bay gelding, rising 6 year old.  A very handsome, true to type Dartmoor pony, with a sweet temperament. He has recently been backed and lightly ridden and will make a super childs pony. He is a forward thinking, bright pony with a positive attitude to work.  Spike is interested in everthing and needs a home with plenty of attention. Price on asking. Please contact Kerry or John at Mitchelcombe Farm, Holne on: 01364 631484

Frosty and Blue two ponies which have worked at the DPHT centre in our education programme are now ready for a new home. Frosty is a perfect lead rein pony and will build any childs confidence. Blue needs a more experienced home, has a super action and very pretty. Speak to Dru for more details.

• Mr Richard Mann - Widecombe, Dartmoor

Bright Bay, well handled friendly yearling gelding, this pretty pony won\\\'t be on the list long. £275+vat

Grey - nicknamed Moonshine, needs a loving home to give this very prettly pony, time and confidence, in the right hands he will go far. £260+vat

• Mr. David Powell, Holnecourt, Holne, Dartmoor

Has a superb selection of very well grown 18 month fillies (see below), weaned foals and five year old geldings ready for backing. All Heritage apporved.

Holnecourt Sorrel - Very easy going black filly, will make 12.2hh  a pleasure to work with. Ground started £275 + vat 

• Mrs Elizabeth Newbolt-Young - Shilstone Rocks Stud, Widecombe.

Cloudswept - 11.2hh, Liver chestnut, exceptionally pretty pony, backed and ridden on, will make a superb lead rein pony. £1500 - SEE GALLERY FOR PHOTO

Chilly Wood - 4yr big bay pony, 12.1hh, lovely, kind pony, ridden out on the moor, ready for a new family home. POA

• Michael Lamb and Margaret Rogers - Venton Farm, Widecombe-In-The-Moor

Chinkwell Corbett (Ronnie) (Gelding) DOB: 01 04 06 Height: (to make): 11.1  Colour: bay. Temperament:Price £275+vat SEE GALERY FOR PHOTO

Also 2 x Blue Roan yearling fillies, handled £280+vat each

Chinkwell Grey (Gelding) DOB: 01 04 06 Height (to make) 11.2 Colour: Grey Temperament: Sweet but shy, just started to handle, slightly head shy. Needs one to one handling and time.Price: £275+vat SEE GALERY FOR PHOTO

• Helen Radmore – Glen Iris, Sheepstor, Dartmoor

CASANOVER – Beautiful bay, yearling gelding, out of a stunning mare and registered stallion. Very good nature and quick to learn. DOB 01/05/06. Expected to make 12hhs. £325 ono.                                                                                                                      

• Mr. Neil Cole – Greenwell Farm, Yelverton, Dartmoor

Jefferey – Well grown yearling gelding, handled, easy going temperament. £350 ono

• Mrs. Philippa Hughes - Holwell Farm, Widecombe-In-The-Moor

Selection of yearling geldings and fillies. Roan, chestnut, bay and black. All ground started. From £250 each.

• Mr & Mrs K Edwards - Widecombe-In-The-Moor

Langworthy Natterjack - Big strong Heritage colt foal, bred on the Commons of Widecombe. Super looking chap, good temperament throughout family line. £275 handled

• Lisa Windsor, Dunnabridge

  3yr very handsome pedigree bay stallion ready for work, moor hardened POA

• Shirley Mudge -

  3yr bay pedigree stallion, can be gelded suitable as a companion or conservation grazing POA

• Mr Mike Malseed - Registered stallion for sale. £500

This is just a small selection of ponies now ready, we have many more ponies available, ranging in age, colour, size and temperament. For more details please contact Dru Butterfield email dru@dpht.co.uk 01626 355314

 Testimonials

• "Thankyou to Dru and the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust.  We are really pleased with our 3 fillies, they are all very pretty and have nice tempraments and the groundwork done by the DPHT has been invaluable.  It was well worth the distance we travelled to see them" - Mrs D, Suffolk
• Thankyou for all the information you sent us regarding ponies for sale. Last monday we visited David Powell to look at his ponies. We agreed to buy a young filly Bluebell  (she was on the sale list) who my daughter fell in love with and a gelding called Mr Brown who seems very friendly, gentle and came when called. We are all really looking forward to this. We had a lovely day on Dartmoor it was nice to see so many ponies with foals who all seemed very friendly.Thanks again for all your help in this matter. We are looking forward to many years of taking care of our new pets. Kind regards Ian & Lisa Parker 
• Hi there, just wanted to say we have had Zig Zag for a week now and he is wonderful, great with the children, just what I wanted.  Thank you so much for all your help in enabling me to find him!  Tara Berlyn and the 3 happy little jockeys, Ryan 7, Scott 5 and Luke 2.
  
  

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HELP SAVE OUR HERITAGE

The Dartmoor Pony Preservation Scheme run by The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust (DPHT) works in partnership with 26 Dartmoor pony keepers who run traditional herds of Dartmoor Ponies on the Commons of Dartmoor. With the support of a grant from English Nature, the Dartmoor Sustainable Development Fund and private donations; the trust has been able to raise awareness of the species as well as increasing raising the value through handling stock. We have also been instrumental in improving the quality of progeny produced from the supported herds.

Dartmoor Heritage Ponies are outstanding for riding and driving, are surefooted, have kind and gentle temperaments, and are perfect for boosting young riders’ confidence.

If you are looking for fun, and a new family member, a Dartmoor Heritage Pony could be ideal for you.

You may be looking for a herd of Dartmoor Heritage Ponies for use as land management tools to improve wildlife habitats and control scrub areas. The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust can help source, transport and advice on stocking levels and suitability of your site.

But what are Dartmoor Heritage Ponies?

They are the tough little ponies born on the Dartmoor Commons, and the direct descendants of the indigenous ponies that have roamed the moor for centuries.

Although not registered with the Dartmoor Pony Society, they are of traditional Dartmoor type, and are absolutely vital to the preservation of the registered Dartmoor breed.

The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust (DPHT) promotes all quality Dartmoor Heritage ponies. The Trust will not accept commission from the sale of ponies, but donations from vendors are welcomed and are spent on handling, marketing and gelding of colts.

Any financial transaction will be strictly between vendor and purchaser.

Guide Price

Each pony has a guide price in the sales list. The highest offer made over a guide price, will normally be accepted, but sensible offers under the guide price may be considered. If you wish to make an offer on a pony, please discuss with the owner of the pony.

Method of Payment

Method of payment will be agreed between the vendor and the purchaser. If you intend to pay by cheque a bankers letter stating the amount up to which the cheque will be honoured is advised.

Risk

The purchaser is on risk, once an agreement has been made and is strongly advised to effect insurance.