Kat Sully turned heads last Sunday as she ran the Cardiff half- Marathon in an inflatable cowboy horse costume to raise funds for Buckinghamshire charity The Horse Trust. Kat, 27, originally from Chesham but currently living in Tamarind Yard, Wapping,…
In January, The Horse Trust rescued Pixie, a 12hh grey mare, who was found abandoned. I was asked to look after her as I've worked quite a lot with nervous horses. When Pixie arrived she was extremely nervous of people…
Today, Cllr Bill Bendyshe-Brown, Chairman of Wycombe District Council visited The Horse Trust to welcome its new Chief Executive Miss Jeanette Allen. After 13 years Brigadier Paul Jepson has retired as CEO of The Horse Trust and is passing the…
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has discovered how proteins in horse's mucus change with the development of equine respiratory disease. The researchers are now investigating how these changes are regulated, which may enable the development of new…
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has discovered that a racehorse's performance does not markedly change after it has recovered from a tendon injury. The research was led by Bryan O'Meara, who is in the final year of…
Yearling Dillon, who was rescued earlier this year, has been found a new home thanks to an equine rehoming scheme run by The Horse Trust based in Speen, Buckinghamshire. Dillon, a 12hh iron grey yearling was abandoned in London Colney…
A review led by The Horse Trust, on behalf of the equine sector, has found that the Animal Welfare Act 2006 is "significant improvement on previous legislation", but some changes are required "for the Act to be fully effective". The…
Staff at The Horse Trust are delighted to have found a new home for Shetland ponies Timmy and Snakey. The ponies were found a home through the Buckinghamshire charity's rehoming scheme, which focuses on retired, unridden horses from any background.…
Buckinghamshire charity The Horse Trust is looking for a home for Ben, one of the horses rescued from Spindles Farm. Homes are sought in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding counties, including Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. Ben, a 13.3hh 5-year-old piebald…
Buckinghamshire charity The Horse Trust is facing an additional bill of £23,575 for hay and haylage this year due to a shortfall in production and the rising cost of hay. Last year, The Horse Trust was able to produce the…
Buckinghamshire charity The Horse Trust is appealing for volunteers to help with its rehoming scheme and equine welfare helpline. Volunteers are needed within Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire to help with the rehoming scheme. This involves assessing potential homes…
The Horse Trust is holding a rug and tack sale on Saturday 11 September between 12 and 4pm at its sanctuary in Speen, Buckinghamshire. The money raised from the yard sale will help fund the care of the horses living…
The Horse Trust, renowned for its Home of Rest for working horses and its programme of scientific research to improve the welfare of horses and ponies, has announced the appointment of Jeanette Allen as its new Chief Executive. Allen comes…
Visitors to The Horse Trust in Speen, Buckinghamshire are now able to meet four colts that were rescued from Spindles Farm in January 2008. For the last 18 months, the colts - Ben, Dazzle, Star and Walt - could not…
The Horse Trust has today launched a personalised horse sponsorship scheme, which enables individuals or companies to sponsor the full costs of looking after a horse at the sanctuary. Unlike horse adoption schemes run by other charities, The Horse Trust…
Buckinghamshire charity The Horse Trust is looking for a home for Dancer, a young horse who came to the charity when his owner passed away. Homes are sought in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding counties, including Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.…
A research project funded by equine charity The Horse Trust has discovered that proteins in a commonly-injured tendon are renewed less frequently in older horses, which is likely to lead to an increased risk of tendon injury. The research was…
A research project funded The Horse Trust has confirmed that stabling horses results in increased exposure to environmental ammonia and that this is associated with respiratory problems. The presence of ammonia in stables, which is caused by the decomposition of…
Buckinghamshire horse dealer James Gray and his family’s appeal against their sentence for animal welfare convictions have been quashed at Aylesbury Crown Court today, after their convictions for animal welfare offences were upheld last week on 6th May. The sentencing…
Four pupils from Woodland Short Stay School in High Wycombe are taking part in a six-week course at The Horse Trust to build their confidence and self-esteem. The course, which is run by Horsewyse CIC¹, aims to improve the children's…
Members of the Gray family have today had their convictions for animal welfare offences upheld by Aylesbury Crown Court. James Gray, his wife Julie, daughters Jodie and Cordelia, and James Gray Junior, were successfully prosecuted by the RSPCA in 2009,…
Buckinghamshire charity The Horse Trust is looking for a home for Bess, an affectionate mare who was found abandoned on Boxing Day. Bess, a 12hh black mare, was found abandoned in a snow-covered field last year. The Horse Trust, which…
The Horse Trust’s Home of Rest for Horses in Speen, Buckinghamshire, got a helping hand from a group of veterinary students last Thursday. The six final year students from the Bristol School of Veterinary Science carried out dentistry work on…
The owners of TVT Horseboxes and Thames Valley Trailers on Wednesday visited The Horse Trust to officially launch a fundraising partnership with the Speen charity. Frank and Liz Connolly, who run the Arborfield-based horsebox company, raise money by asking for…
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