A very big thank you to the parishioners of Milton Parish Church who with the help of over 40 volunteers unveiled a 'Weeping Window' of over 3,000 hand knitted poppies on the 9th November to mark 100 years since the…
HRH The Princess Royal unveils new war memorial at The Horse Trust On Wednesday 19th September 2018, HRH, The Princess Royal, unveiled a beautiful bronze statue, “Soldier and Horse” by renowned artist George Bingham that will now serve as the…
28 year old Henry has served with Scropton Riding for the Disabled for 11 years and has now started his life of leisure! No-one has told Henry he's 28, he's an absolute firecracker with more energy than most ponies a…
Equine Identification – what do you need to do? The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 came into force on the 1st October 2018. ALL equines (horses, ponies, donkeys and their hybrids) in England must be identified with a transponder (microchip)…
This stunning boy is a Dutch Warmblood who has been a star of the Defence Animal Training Regiment for many years. His main role was to help train military riding instructors and to pick up some rosettes along the way…
Cloud is an absolute beauty. This 22 year old mare served at the Royal Mews for many years before spending some time at Hampton Court as a broodmare. One of her daughters, Claudia, is still a star of the Windsor…
The main part of our building works is to construct a new Training Centre. This building will house a small indoor arena and a fully kitted out teaching space for the various courses we run here. It will be used…
Boris was purchased on the 29/10/1998 at the age of 4, He passed his initial training at Imber court with flying colours, his trainer described him as “excellent from day 1. ”His first posting was to Shoreditch Police station in…
Atypical Myopathy of horses is a severe and life threatening muscle disorder that is caused when horses eat Sycamore tree seeds, leaves or seedlings. Following research that was supported by The Horse Trust and the Royal Veterinary College’s Animal Care…
We are hugely grateful to our many dedicated supporters for all they do; our work is completely voluntary funded and would not be able to carry out our life changing work without you. Many of our achievements and successes over…
Uncle George is currently our oldest, and some think, our cutest resident. Shetland pony George stands at only 39 inches and retired from Battersea Children’s Zoo back in 2004. Uncle George 40 years young and long term resident here at…
It is a very exciting time for The Horse Trust! We have been granted permission to start a major project to extend and improve our facilities here at Speen that will improve life here for the horses as well as…
A little after Easter we welcomed Caton on his retirement from Lancashire Constabularies’ Mounted Branch. At 16 years of age Caton has served his community tirelessly for 12 years but a combination of lameness and gastric ulcers mean it is…
The Horse Trust was proud to sponsor this year’s Student Equine Veterinary Association (SEVA) Congress at the University of Liverpool between 26th – 28th January. The event was organised by the SEVA committee in what proved to be a perfect…
A huge thank you to all the family and friends of Jill Smith for arranging an In Memoriam collection for the Horse Trust in accordance with Jill’s wishes that a collection be made for a horse charity at the celebration…
Uncle George is currently our oldest, and some think, our cutest resident. Shetland pony George stands at only 39 inches and retired from Battersea Children’s Zoo back in 2004 along with children’s pony Babycham and Briar the donkey. Uncle George…
Equine Incidents Awareness Course On the 16th and 17th of January The Horse Trust welcomed Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service who ran an Equine Incidents Awareness Course for the team here at The Trust. The course helped to provide our…
A new research technique developed to investigate the infectious equine disease Strangles has helped scientists discover how bacteria that causes sore throats survive in humans. The Horse Trust provided funding to The Animal Health Trust (AHT) through our research grant…
Refresher training for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Services At the start of the month we ran our first Horse Handling and Behaviour refresher training course to the Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. This introduction to Horse Handling and Behaviour provides…
Time catches up with us all but it did seem that hard working and adorable Scooby might be able to break all the rules. After a whole 19 years full time service with the New Yatt Riding for the Disabled…
Knowledge and Skills Training programme Autumn 2017 18th - 20th September Level 3 Diploma in Equine Legislation, Welfare and Field Skills - Practical week In December 2016 The Horse Trust launched the Level 3 Diploma in Equine Legislation, Welfare and…
Back in November 2012 when Jenga arrived at the Trust he was about five months old. He, and little Domino were rescued from the side of a Hertfordshire road. They were both close to death's door and were sent immediately…
In August Vesta, a young Shetland pony arrived. She had been found in a Buckinghamshire field by Reading-based rescue charity Saving Abandoned Fly-grazing Equines (SAFE). She was suffering from ringworm and an advanced case of strangles, one of the most…
Sycamore trees, a British favourite until the helicopter seeds drop and need clearing, unless you want lots of sycamore trees, but these little seeds present a real threat to horses. They can cause a disease so deadly that around three…
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