Covid-19 Update
The Horse Trust remains closed to visitors at this time. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic The Horse Trust is currently closed to visitors. We plan to open our doors to supporters once again in July 2021, in time for…
Joint National Equine Welfare Council Statement regarding horse ‘rescues’
The Horse Trust is a member of the National Equine Welfare Council, our Head of Field Skills is an active member of their council and we wholeheartedly endorse their recent statement on rescues. Over the years, your reports of concern…
Donkey Care Induction Days at The Horse Trust
Are you interested in learning about caring for donkeys? Don’t miss the Donkey Care Induction Day, on Wednesday 22 August and Wednesday 29 August 2012 from 10:00am - 4:00pm at The Horse Trust. The Donkey Sanctuary offers a wide range…
Research with the Animal Health Trust
The recent outbreaks of equine flu across the country has been a wake-up call for all horse keepers as to the importance of good hygiene and of course, vaccination. We are working with the Animal Health Trust on horse diseases.…
Simple but important steps to help biosecurity
Uncle George here! I have a very important announcement to avoid any potential mishaps! Thankfully we managed to stay on track and open our gates to our lovely visitors at the start of the month. However, due to the outbreak…
Simple But Important Steps To Help Biosecurity
Uncle George here! I have a very important announcement to avoid any potential mishaps! Thankfully we managed to stay on track and open our gates to our lovely visitors.
We say goodnight to Gladys for the last time
It was a sad day indeed when we had to say a final goodnight to our gorgeous Gladys the donkey. Gladys came to us ten years ago having been rescued from the horrors of Spindles Farm in Amersham. She was…
National Equine Forum 2019
“A packed auditorium of over 200 delegates, together with an international live stream audience of more than 1200 from around the world, enjoyed a day of knowledge sharing and animated debate at this year’s National Equine Forum, held in London…
New Short Online Training Courses
As the class of 2018 became the first graduates of the Level 3 Diploma in Equine Legislation, Welfare and Field Skills to receive their Diplomas last May, our Knowledge and Skills team were hard at work creating a new range…
Equine flu – guidelines for horse and pony owners
Following British Horse racing’s decision to resume racing in a managed way, horse world leaders continue to monitor the situation and will provide information if the situation develops and once the full extent of the equine flu outbreak is known.…
No foot no horse – as they say!
The Horse Trust is working with the University of Liverpool to understand the links between the work the farrier (the person that trims horses’ feet and shoes them if needed) does, the horse’s foot (hoof) shape and lameness in horses.…
Sparrow has his eye operation
So, it was finally time for Jack Sparrow to have that pesky deformed eye removed. Sparrow came to us with Inca Dove (pregnant with Phoenix) and Puffin who sadly lost her foal. Of the three, all abandoned on a roadside…
Farewell Romulus
Our beloved Romulus passed away after being rushed to hospital at the RVC for emergency surgery. The surgeons found he had a severely twisted colon, one of the worst they’d ever seen. He made it through the extensive surgery and…
Waitrose customers in Beaconsfield raise over £300 for The Horse Trust
The Horse Trust has been presented with a cheque for £333 from Waitrose Beaconsfield as a result of their Community Matters Scheme in October 2013. Community Matters Customers were given a token at the end of their shop in which…
Vernon departs taking our love with him
Very sad news. Our wonderful old man Vernon has said his last goodnight. At 28 years old he had been battling with a very long running foot problem and in the end, it was clear he would not win the…
Rocket Ron says his last goodnight
It's been an incredibly tough few days. After having to say our final goodbye to senior resident Vernon, we then lost one of our biggest characters very suddenly. Rocket Ron, also affectionately known as Rubber Face, was found down and…
Microchipping every horse
Microchips by 2020 New laws mean that every horse will have to have a microchip by October 2020, and fixed penalty notices (fines) will be issued to owners whose horses are not chipped. In the same way that it is…
Merlin retires from Defence Animal Training Regiment
Merlin retires from an illustrious career This 21-year-old grey gelding stands a whopping 17.2hh and retires after 15 years illustrious service with Defence Animal Training Regiment. Merlin has taken part in many high-profile parades including the Queen’s Birthday Parade; State…
Keeping horses at the right weight
Horses are no different to people, we all benefit from a healthy diet and an appropriate amount of exercise. Horses can also be prone to putting on a few extra pounds if they don’t do either, or both, of these…
Individual Care Plans
Equine Care Team prepare a care plan for each horse Over the last few weeks the Equine Care Team have been busy weighing and body condition scoring all of our 140 residents. The horses have been weighed using both a…
Donkey care is vastly different to horse care
Donkey care is vastly different to horse care Always give your donkeys somewhere dry to stand and if necessary, keep donkeys off pasture should it become too wet or waterlogged. Pick out your donkey’s feet daily as this can help…
The Horse Life Project
The Horse Trust is hosting a key event next spring where we will welcome scientists and researchers from the horse world to collaborate with us and develop a new type of health survey for the UK’s horses. This is important…
On screen in Emmerdale 1918
It has been a very exciting month for us as The Horse Trust and our friends at The Defence Animal Training Centre (DATR) made an appearance in the special spin-off series of "Emmerdale 1918" in their 2nd October episode. The…
