Lifesaving equipment installed at Coombe Park
28 March 2024
We would like to say a huge thank you to our wonderful supporters for helping us to buy new life-saving equipment which will benefit staff, visitors, and local people.
Sarah Jane Williamson Steps Down as Chief Executive
13 March 2024
Sarah Jane Williamson has decided to step down as Chief Executive of The Mare and Foal Sanctuary as of Tuesday 12th March.
Seeking Home Sanctuary for Sherbert
12 March 2024
We’re hoping one of the most critically neglected ponies that we rescued in a shocking animal welfare case that appalled the presiding Judge, will soon find a loving new home.
Neglected ponies’ lives transformed
1 March 2024
The Mare and Foal Sanctuary has been involved from the outset in a serious welfare neglect case at a Community Interest Company in Cornwall, after being contacted by a concerned member of the public in 2021. After monitoring the situation over several months, we escalated the case to the RSPCA, which decided to pursue a prosecution.
Our first ever Crowdfunder raises nearly £200k to buy vital training equipment
13 February 2024
An overwhelming response to our first ever Crowdfunding campaign has enabled us to buy a vital and very unusual piece of lifesaving kit.
Reflecting on Horses Inside Out
29 January 2024
The Mare and Foal Sanctuary is dedicated to sharing best practice in equine care and welfare and we would like to thank Gillian Higgins for bringing her incredible Horses Inside Out lecture demonstration to our Coombe Park Equestrian and Education Centre.
Love our newsletters? From this year you can hear them as well as read them!
22 January 2024
Each spring, summer and autumn, we love sharing news about The Mare and Foal Sanctuary in special newsletters for our supporters.
Introducing…Nia and Netty
4 December 2023
Little three-month-old foal Netty and her dam Nia have got members of the public to thank for their beautiful new names after a competition which prompted more than 500 name suggestions from all over the UK.
The Welsh moorland ponies are among our newest arrivals after a multi-agency rescue in Wales on Wednesday 08 November.
Strictly fever at The Mare and Foal Sanctuary
10 November 2023
Strictly fever has swept The Mare and Foal Sanctuary in preparation for our patron, Angela Rippon, to shine again this weekend….