DEFINITIONS
Depastured: Living on the common all year round
The Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association: A constituted subscription membership organisation for Dartmoor hill-farmers using their rights to graze semi-wild Dartmoor Hill Ponies on the commons of Dartmoor. Recognised by Defra as the Breeders’ Association for the semi-wild Dartmoor Hill Pony.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Eligibility: to be a member of the Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association a commoner must:
1.1 Hold common rights for the ponies they enter into the Scheme
1.2 Actively depasture all their semi-wild Dartmoor Hill Ponies, all year round.
1.3 Ensure that all Grazing Right fees (Dues) to the Dartmoor Commoners’ Council are paid up to date.
1.4 Register all depastured Dartmoor Hill Pony mares and stallions onto the Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association Register.
1.5 Ensure all ponies have an appropriate ID record on the National Online Equine Database.
1.6 Agree to DHPBA office having shared access to and ability to modify all pony records on the National Online Equine Database.
1.7 Comply with the commons byelaws and regulation stated in the Dartmoor Commons Act
1.8 Meet the Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association’s standards for animal welfare.
1.9 Own all ponies entered into the Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association Register.
1.10 Ensure that all ponies owned and which run on the commons are microchipped (see the Dartmoor Hill Pony Association Microchipping Scheme) and the microchip numbers are added to Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association register with associated photographs of the ponies,
1.11 Ensure that all Dartmoor Hill Ponies owned and which run on the commons are DNA tested through the Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association DNA Testing Scheme
1.12 Ensure all stallions are presented for, and pass, the Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association stallion inspection before being depastured on the common.
1.13 Maintain good commoning standards and practices at all times (as determined by the Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association.)
1.14 Closely work with the Commoners’ Association of the common where ponies run to ensure a good clearance at the annual Drift. Attend all drifts held on the commons where their ponies run.
1.15 Be a fully-subscribed Member of the Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association
1.16 Closely work with the Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association committee to ensure that rare genetics in ponies which run on the common are conserved.
1.17 Ensure that all unmarked ponies are gathered and managed in accordance with the Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association Unmarked policy.
1.18 Keep a DHPBA Pony Herd Medicines Log in accordance with the DHPBA Medicines Log guidance.
1.19 Hold a Single Business Identifier number (SIB)
1.20 Ensure all ponies are clearly, visibly and permanently marked with the appropriate owner’s mark.
2. Animal Welfare
2.1 Members must meet the Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association’ standards for animal welfare for all of their ponies at all times.
2.2 Poor, injured, lame or sick ponies must be removed from the common as soon as their removal is requested.
2.3 If directed to remove a pony from the common this must be done immediately. Any animal which is removed under these circumstances must not be returned to the common without the consent of the DHPBA committee.
3. Supplementary Feeding
3.1 Scheme Members must not provide their ponies with supplementary feed on the common, other than in emergency conditions.
4. Worming
4.1 Wormers containing Ivermectin must not be used on the Common. Ponies treated with Ivermectin off the common must be kept off for at least 2 weeks to allow the active ingredients to become inert before ponies are turned out. If wormer is administered, the pony must be logged in the scheme Member’s Herd Medicines Book.
5. General
5.1 Members are required to allow information on animal health matters affecting their ponies to be shared with The Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association to assist with the management of animal diseases on the Commons, in accordance with the Dartmoor Hill Pony Association Disease Management Plan.
5.2 Members must comply with instruction from The Dartmoor Hill Pony Breeders’ Association on implementation of contingency plans for the control and management of animal diseases.
5.3 Members must agree to allow samples to be collected from all of their ponies for genetic analysis.
6. Changes
6.1 Changes to this contract may be introduced from time to time and Members will be notified in writing.
7. Non-Compliance
7.1 Failure to comply with these rules will result in automatic disqualification from the Association.
7.2 If a Scheme Member wishes to raise a grievance about a Membership-related decision or made in regard to their pony herd, an independent Mediator agreed by both parties will be appointed.......