RIP Churchill
It is with the greatest sadness that our darling Churchill lost his recent fight with illness and we had to let him go at the age of 25. We had the absolute pleasure in August 2017 of welcoming Churchill to…
A New Partnership with Farriers
Equine charities forging new welfare partnership with online course for farriers The Horse Trust and Redwings Horse Sanctuary have united to create an online course for farriers on Equine Welfare and legislation, as part of our ongoing commitment to improving…
Welcome Bob and Jutland!
Welcome Bob and Jutland. First up, everyone meet Bob! This handsome chap is retiring from English Heritage after 7 years of service. English Heritage is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. Bob was based at…
HHH Horse and Dog Show Competition Results
A big Thank you for joining in our online show and well done to all participants of the HHH 2020 Horse and Dog Shows! We had so many wonderful entries and we loved going through them all. Each place will…
The Horse Trust in Horse & Hound
This week Nicola Housby-Skeggs, Veterinary Director at The Horse Trust, the world’s oldest horse charity, talks about their work and looking after the Trust’s unique herd of horses in Horse and Hound magazine. Our priority is ensuring that our retired…
Spotlight on Trojan
Today's spotlight is dedicated to our lovely Trojan I (Now we have two!). Trojan first came to The Horse Trust in January 2013 from the Essex Police Mounted Section, after it was sadly disbanded in 2012. Trojan served four years with…
Goodnight Clyde, Pandora and Cumbria
Goodnight Clyde It has been a very difficult time for us here at The Horse Trust and we are devastated that we must share this news with you. It is with great sadness that we had to say our final…
HHH2020 The Show Must Go On……Line!
We are so excited to announce that the show will go on! Horses, Hounds and Heroes 2020 - HHH2020 - will become virtual! On the 28th June 2020 we will be running HHH online. There will be a fantastic fun…
Goliath’s Road to Recovery
We're pleased to report Goliath's road to recovery. Back in October 2019 one of our much-loved residents Goliath came into the stables with a very interesting ‘mushroom like’ growth on his frog. Goliath, a 20-year-old for 8 years had never experienced…
Goodnight Gucci
It is with the greatest sadness and heaviest heart we inform you that last week we said "Goodnight Gucci", our final goodbyes to our beloved Gucci at the age of 15. Gorgeous Gucci arrived here at The Horse Trust in…
Domino Flies The Nest
We have some very exciting news! This month our lovely chap Domino flies the nest onto a new loan home. This was quite an emotional day for us as Domino has become such a big part of The Horse Trust…
Jenga Wins His First Horse Agility Competition
Rescue pony Jenga continues to thrive in his new home. It is now hard to imagine him as the same sick and lifeless foal that arrived. He is now 7 years old and stands at 14.2hh. And we're pleased to…
Spotlight on Charisma
From this month we will be starting a Spotlight on.... feature which will highlight a variety of our superstar residents and what they got up to in their working life! This month it is the turn of the stunning Charisma.…
The Horse Trust Attends SEVA Congress as Lead Sponsor
For the 3rd year running, The Horse Trust was the head sponsor of the Student Equine Veterinary Association (SEVA) Congress, which took place at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine in Edinburgh in February. The organising committee of SEVA arranged…
Our Healthiest Body Condition rosettes are rolled out UK wide
The Horse Trust funds some very important veterinary research work into health conditions that can affect our horses, and many other horses as well. Conditions such as osteoarthritis, strangles, colic and liver disease. If the impact of the work we…
Farewell Albert
It is with a heavy heart we say Farewell Albert. The extremely handsome Albert reached the age of 23 and arrived at The Horse Trust back in March 2015 after serving in The Thames Valley Police Mounted Branch for an…
RIP Jack Priday
It is with the greatest sadness and heaviest heart we inform you that this week we said our final goodbyes to our beloved Jack Priday at the age of 26. RIP Jack Priday. The handsome Jack Priday arrived here at…
Managing Mud Fever
Mud fever is a painful condition and as the name suggests has traditionally been associated with the wet muddy conditions where the bacteria Dermatophilus congolensis thrives. Mud fever, also known as pastern dermatitis or ‘cracked heel’ tends to affect the back of…
