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Tinkerbell

Working together for Tinkerbell and Fudge

We recently worked with the RSPCA to rescue Tinkerbell and Fudge from a field near Yelverton. Our welfare team was alerted to a problem with the horses by a member…

Komet

Expert advice for owners with needle-shy horses

We are launching another Confident Horse webinar on 8th December. This time our expert team will be looking at how to help a horse or pony with needle shyness. When a…

Horse with surgery patch

Life changing surgeries for Foxy Loxy and Murphy

Our dedicated veterinary team have performed life changing surgery to many of our horses and ponies this year at Beech Trees, our veterinary and welfare centre. As well as being…

Ingra

Ingra’s farrier training

On arrival Ingra was incredibly nervous. She would avoid all contact with our grooms and kept her distance. Once she had given birth and weaned her foal Ida, we decided…

Horse

Working to make Dartmoor a strangles-free zone

The Mare and Foal Sanctuary is currently working with Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust, Redwings and Dartmoor Livestock Protection Society to bring under control an outbreak of strangles amongst a group…

Horse being ridden

New initiative to provide equine facilitated intervention for 4,000 ‘exhausted’ frontline workers

We’re delighted to join forces with other UK federation members of Horses in Education and Therapy International (HETI) to launch a new initiative offering equine facilitated intervention over the next…

Horse with staff

New scheme to help owners to privately rehome their horses and ponies

We’re launching a new scheme to help owners to privately rehome their horses and ponies. Our successful rehoming initiative has enabled over 400 rescued horses and ponies to be loaned…

Horse with staff

Saying Goodbye to Adoption Star April

We have some very sad news about adoption pony April. Adoption star April began experiencing dental issues earlier this year that were causing her some pain and difficulty eating and that…

Outdoor learning project fire

New Outdoor Learning Project

An important part of our work is seeing the difference horses and ponies make in people’s lives, as well as the difference people make in theirs. Now more than ever,…