Animals in War On Friday 8th November The Horse Trust will attend a special remembrance service at the Animals in War monument on London’s Park Lane. The Horse Trust will lay a wreath on behalf of all our supporters in…
The Horse Trust has been chosen as nominated charity at Your Horse Live 2013, one of the UK's biggest equestrian events. Your Horse magazine, who organises the event, has been working all year to raise money to build new stables…
As a beautiful young pony canters across the field, not a care in the world, it is hard to imagine that only a year ago this same pony was found close to death dumped on the side of the road…
Thames Valley Police Horse Spartan has retired to The Horse Trust after spending six years’ serving the public. Thames Valley Police Mounted Section Spartan, a 17.1hh Clydesdale cross fondly known as Sparky, served with the Thames Valley Police Mounted Section…
The Horse Trust is delighted to be the British Veterinary Nursing Association’s (BVNA) nominated charity of the year for 2013 and will be attending the BVNA’s annual congress at The Telford International Centre between the 11th and 13th October. Working…
The Chelsea Pensioners and Defence Animal Centre have helped raised thousands to support our retired army horses at our recent Horses, Hounds and Heroes Family Fun Day. Defence Animal Centre The MoD’s Defence Animal Centre (DAC), the Regimental home of…
The previously longest serving and oldest horse in the British Army has peacefully passed away in retirement at The Horse Trust, where we have been providing retirement and respite for military and other working horses since we were founded in…
The Horse Trust welcome proposals to tighten horse movement rules between Britain, Ireland and France following the horse meat scandal in Europe. Defra has proposed that the Tri-partite Agreement (TPA), a long standing agreement which allows horses to travel between…
As The Horse Trust welcomes a new resident, Qwerty, we say fond farewell to Poppy, who is returning to training before she will begin helping to police the busy streets of our capital. The Horse Trust works very closely with…
The Horse Trust’s Rocky has been settling in to his new home with local lady Jo Huggard. Rocky arrived at The Horse Trust with his mother Rose when he was two days old. At the time, nobody could have imagined…
Our extremely popular annual sale will be taking place on Sunday 29th September between 11am and 1pm at our sanctuary in Speen, Buckinghamshire. The sale includes bargain rugs, saddles, bridles, bits and more at fantastic prices. By supporting our sale…
Last week rescue pony Teddy, who recently celebrated his first birthday, attended Bucks County Show with his best friend, 36 year old Shetland pony George. The trip was Teddy’s first outing and his very first time on the Horse Trust…
A thoroughbred gelding who survived one of the worst animal cruelty cases the UK has ever seen this week won his first ever dressage competition at a local horse show. Duke, a gorgeous thoroughbred gelding, was rescued from the horrors…
The Horse Trust has recently said a very sad goodbye to three of our beautiful horses, rescue horse Duchess, military horse Cordoba and police horse Oliver. These three horses spent their last days in retirement at The Horse Trust, relaxing…
Looking at 17.2hh gelding Trojan, nobody could doubt that he’s a fine looking, strong horse. But following his recent health scare it would also be fair to say that Trojan is as hard as nails! Vets described Trojan as exceptional…
This Bank Holiday Monday we were delighted to celebrate abandoned foal Teddy's 1st birthday at The Horse Trust. Teddy was found starving and abandoned, all alone without his mother on a busy roadside in Buckinghamshire in September 2012. He was…
The Horse Trust has launched a new way for people to support the retired or rescued horses, ponies and donkeys that live at our Home of Rest. With the introduction of a sponsorship scheme, supporters can become a friend of…
On Wednesday 5th June 2013 HRH The Princess Royal performed the official ceremony to mark the reopening of or Home of Rest for Horses and we created a special newsletter to commemorate that wonderful day for our friends and supporters…
The Horse Trust is delighted to be hosting the opening weekend of Obsidian Art Gallery's "The Horse in Art Exhibition 2013". Obsidian Art will be exhibiting a selection of work from the exhibition at The Horse Trust daily from Friday…
Fancy a pair of tickets to Your Horse Live 2013? Now’s your chance to win them as the show team puts 10 pairs up for grabs! Held on November 09 and 10 at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire this phenomenal event promises…
Looking for something that extra bit special to do this Father’s Day? Then look no further than the Horses, Hounds and Heroes Family Fun Day which will be held at The Horse Trust's Home of Rest for Horses in Speen,…
The Horse Trust has issued a statement in response to the terrible incident in Newcastle city centre where a man punched a police horse from the West Yorkshire mounted branch. Newcastle United fans began rioting after their team lost against…
New research conducted by the Animal Health Trust (AHT) and funded by The Horse Trust has confirmed that its Strangles blood test is significantly more accurate for measuring a horse’s immune response to the bacteria behind the disease, Streptococcus equi,…
It has been a sad week at The Horse Trust as we very suddenly and unexpectedly lost Chiswick (Daniel) one of our retired police horses and a much-loved member of our herd. Chiswick originally came to us for several months…
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