TEAM Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust
Meet the fabulous people who keep the charity running smoothly and dedicate their time to help support the Breeders and Keepers to ensure the future of Dartmoor Ponies on the Moor.
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Michael Lithgow CBE – Chair of Board of Trustees
Michael Lithgow is the current Chair of the DPHT, having previously been a Trustee. He also Chair’s the monthly DPHT […]
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Paul Pearse – Trustee
Paul is a Trustee of the DPHT with responsibility for maintenance of Bellever and compliance with the Forestry England Bellever […]
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Anne-Marie Hawley – Trustee
Trustee Anne-Marie joined the Board as a Trustee in September 2025, welcoming the opportunity to contribute to a hard working team with […]
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Tacye Connolly – Trustee
Tacye joined the Board as a Trustee in September 2025. She has a degree in Zoology but spent most of […]
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Rossie Fishleigh – Trustee
Rosie runs a beef and sheep farm on the edge of Dartmoor at Fern Ridge Farm Sourton. As a child […]
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Michelle Cockburn – Trustee
Michelle joined the DHPT as a Trustee in October 2025. She has a long-held passion for native ponies, having learnt […]
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Trudie Jenkins – Honorary Treasurer
Trudie is the Honorary Treasurer of the DPHT. In addition she managed volunteers, supports the DPHT stand at events, assists […]
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Sam Handfield-Jones – General Manager
Sam is General Manager of the DPHT, responsible for the day to day operations of the charity. Sam has had […]
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Cath Anderson – Hd of Operations
Cath Anderson is the Head of Operations in the DPHT. She has a wide ranging role which includes management of […]
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Ellie Polley – NHLF Support, PR and Comms
Ellie will be working with the DPHT to provide support to the National Lottery Heritage Fund Project which started in […]
The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust is supported in our work by a number of talented and passionate volunteers. Each of them brings a vast amount of knowledge and expertise to their role and work toward helping us achieve our goals as a charity.