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From the Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust

NEWS UPDATE MAY 2022
Dear Supporters Hello from all of us at DPHT. We hope you’re well. We have a lot of news for you! Firstly, our team has
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May 7, 2022

Bellever Moon Walk – Sunday 15th May 2022
Bellever Moon Walk – Sunday 15th May 2022 Meeting Point: Postbridge visitor centre car park. Duration: 4 miles 2 ½ hrs. Start 7.30pm This walk
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April 18, 2022

Storytelling Walk with Lisa Schneidau – Friday 22nd April 2022
Lisa Schneidau is a storyteller and environmentalist based on Dartmoor. She shares traditional stories about the land and our complex relationship with it. Join her
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March 27, 2022

MOTH EVENT Saturday 6th August 2022
BELLEVER MOTH NIGHT – Saturday 6th August 2022 This is a Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust moth recording event held in association with Forestry England, Butterfly
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March 27, 2022

BELLEVER EVENT – Tuesday 19th April 2022 – POTTED HISTORY
A fun and fascinating meander with Emma Cunis (Dartmoor’s Daughter) through the ruins of a Bronze Age settlement and ritual complex that includes a stone
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March 27, 2022

BELLEVER WALKS SCHEDULE – SPRING to AUTUMN 2022 – Geri Skeens
Ponies, People & Place – Geri Skeens Dates: Thurs 4 Aug, Wed 17 Aug, Wed 14 Sept – 2 Sessions Start and end time MORNING
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March 27, 2022

Mike Lithgow CBE joins DPHT Board of Trustees
Michael Lithgow has been a Member and Sponsor of the DPHT for a number of years. The recent decision to step back from full time
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March 11, 2022

Member Event April 2022
Please join us for our next Member Event at Bellever on Tuesday 12th April 2022. Meeting in the Forestry England car park opposite Postbridge Visitor Centre
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March 9, 2022

Dawn Chorus Walk – Saturday 12th March 2022
LIMITED SPACES – EARLY BOOKING ESSENTIAL This daybreak walk with Tony Whitehead – RSPB accompanied by Paul Rendell – Moorland Guide. Meeting in the Forestry England
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March 1, 2022

Half Term Opening 2022 – Update in Pictures
It was wonderful to open the gates and welcome visitors back into the centre last week. We wish to thank Emma Cunis, Geri Skeens and
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March 1, 2022

Bellever MOON Walks 2022
Bellever Moon Walk – Saturday 16th April 2022 – ***NOW FULLY BOOKED*** Bellever Moon Walk – Sunday 17th April 2022 Bellever Moon Walk – Sunday
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February 14, 2022

Rum and his new partner
Rum’s training is coming on nicely and he is a very willing pupil. We have introduced him to a saddle and now the addition of
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February 13, 2022

New Cairn at Parke – Press release
We are thrilled to have our New Cairn lovingly built by Max MacGregor and Tom Smith of Stone Face Construction. The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust
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February 13, 2022

February Half Term 2022 – Events you won’t want to miss
Please email admin@dpht.co.uk with your contact information and preferred walk details or call 01626 833234 between 10am and 4pm – Mon – Friday / Saturday
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January 27, 2022

Sad News and Tribute
One of our dearest and most treasured friends Rod Newbolt-Young, who was the original Company Secretary and helped establish the DPHT in 2004, sadly died
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January 25, 2022

Rum’s progress
Rum our four year old is ‘in training’ with the wonderful Maria Carlton. He is making a star pupil and she is very pleased with
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January 22, 2022

The Cairn Reborn
Stone Face Construction (Max and Tom) a local Company who kindly offered to rebuild our cairn after the break in have nearly completed the build.
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January 22, 2022

Press Release – Pony charity’s valuable funds stolen
The Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust (DPHT) is appealing for help to rebuild its donation cairn after it was broken into during the festive period. The
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January 7, 2022

Guests at Parke
We have some very welcome guests here at Parke who belong to our Founder Elizabeth Newbolt Young. Meet Shilstone Rocks Torridge (Dam) and Shilstone Rocks
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December 30, 2021

Member Walk and Talk – Bellever Sunday 21st November 2021
What a wonderful day yesterday (Sunday) out at Bellever. There was a bit of a nip in the air, the sun was shining and the
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November 22, 2021

Coop Community Fund YR 20/21 Presentation
We are so very grateful to all the COOP Members who chose us as their charity of the year. Being a COOP member really does
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November 22, 2021

Gorgeous Girl
Toffee (Now Sunnys Girl) is a very cheeky girl. Here she is at 2 days old – how her colour has changed! Here she is
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November 20, 2021

Parke Ponies
Our wonderful ponies at Parke are looking very healthy after the Summer. Their fluffy Winter coats are starting to emerge too. Rolo, Rum, Braveheart and
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November 7, 2021

Bellever Herd Update
The DPHT Team alongside the Mare & Foal Sanctuary, Redwings, Dartmoor Livestock Protection and Equus Vets have been working very hard to rid our herd
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October 24, 2021

Meet our New Chairman
Hello Everyone I am Malcolm Snelgrove and it is a true honour for me to have been appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees at
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October 7, 2021

Gorse Member Photography Workshop
We held our very first Gorse Member Photography workshop on Saturday 11th September with International Photographer Malcolm Snelgrove It was wonderful to meet and spend
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September 16, 2021

Rum continues his training
Rum our youngster who is now rising 4 is continuing his training. He is so intelligent and loves to learn. He joins in with the
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September 8, 2021

Squire grazing by Bellever Tor
Our site at Bellever has a Higher-Level Stewardship and Educational Access Agreement with Natural England and a tenancy agreement with Forestry England. This is where
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September 8, 2021

Visiting Bellever
We give a warm welcome to visitors once more. The Dartmoor ponies are busy doing their usual excellent job of conserving the moor’s natural landscapes
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September 8, 2021

Bellever
We are pleased to let you all know that our ponies appear to be recovering well from the strangles outbreak that began around two weeks
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August 23, 2021