The Dartmoor Hill Pony Association (DHPA) is a membership organisation for hill-farmers using their ancient right to graze ponies on the commons of Dartmoor all year round. It is the Breeders’ Association for the Native Semi-wild Dartmoor Hill Pony Population.
To be a member, a Dartmoor hill-farmer must have paid Dues to the Dartmoor Commoners’ Council and be using rights registered at the Dartmoor Commoners’ Council office, grazing their herd all year round. Members pay an annual subscription to the Dartmoor Hill Pony Association to help fund activities and projects for the benefit of pony-keepers.
The Dartmoor Hill Pony Association was formed in 1998 and was formally constituted in 2005 and recognised by Defra as a Breeders’ Association for the Semi-wild Dartmoor Hill Pony Population in 2023.
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Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Pony
The community creating interest and support for the ponies, on and off Dartmoor to stop them becoming extinct.
We protect Dartmoor’s last 1,000 hill ponies — rare, vital, and under threat. Grazing cuts mean some must leave the moor, and we help them find safe, meaningful futures. With your support, we can keep them wild, free — and cared for, wherever they are.
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Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Pony Blog
Charlotte Faullkner, founder of Friends of the Dartmoor Hill Pony, chair of DHPA, shares a catchup of the charities work to support and promote the ponies each week.
Dartmoor Hill Pony Drft Sales
This group is for the promotion of the DHP sales and online auction.
The DHP is the first semi wild equine population to be recognised by DEFRA.
