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We are absolutely heartbroken to announce the passing of one of our most popular residents, the much-loved Gawain, at the age of 24. Gawain bravely served the Metropolitan Police for eight magnificent years before retiring to us ten years ago…

We are incredibly proud to announce that former Metropolitan Police and Gloucestershire Police resident, Boris has recently been awarded a second medal, in recognition of his outstanding police work. In 2014, Boris was honoured to be awarded the PDSA Award…

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the sad passing of our much-loved resident, Talavera at the grand age of 31. Talavera (stable name Pip) retired to us in April 2018 after a magnificent 16 years serving The…

A man has been jailed for 19 weeks and given a lifetime ban from keeping animals after 170 animals were found living in poor conditions on a Surrey farm in one of the UK’s biggest ever animal rescue operations. The…

We are now SOLD OUT for our Christmas Open Day, Neddy Noel on Sunday 28 November! We are asking supporters to please let us know if they have booked a ticket they no longer need so we can pass it…

We are delighted to welcome new resident, former The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery wheeler, Dinky! Dinky retires to us after a magnificent 13 years serving in The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery (KTRHA), as a wheeler in D Sub-Section’s…

We're delighted to announce that after a one year break due to Covid-19, Neddy Noel returns on Sunday 28 November. Join us for festive fun on our last open day before Christmas as we celebrate in style with our residents!…

We're excited to introduce our newest arrival, the adorable Albert, formerly of Ascot Driving Group Riding for the Disabled (RDA). Albert joins his former Windsor and Ascot RDA friends, Casper and Major in retirement with us. We are delighted that…

Join us this October half-term as we get in the spooky spirit of Halloween! From Wednesday 27 October - Sunday 31 October we'll be decorating The Horse Trust with all things Halloween. Visit us during this fun-filled week and experience…

We are delighted and extremely thankful to SEIB Insurance Brokers for their generous grant of £10,000. The fourth annual SEIB Insurance Brokers Awards took place at Dallas Burston Polo Club in Warwickshire on the 8th September. The much anticipated £43,000…

We can't believe our very own Teddy is turning 9 on 30 August! To celebrate his big day in style, his girlfriend, fellow rescue pony, Eve has been putting together a birthday list of all the things she thinks he'd…

It is with an incredibly heavy heart that we announce the passing of former Royal Mews beauty, Cloud, at the age of 25. Cloud came to us in September 2018 after a magnificent 12 years serving Queen and country in…

Guest Post by Behavioural Scientist Dr Tamzin Furtado. What did I learn from condition scoring 300+ show horses and ponies at RIHS? We’ve probably all heard it said that show judges like fat horses, and that show horses, therefore, need…

This week we were thrilled to open our stable doors to visitors once again. We've had a brilliant first two days seeing some of our supporters greeting our residents after such a long time. We've extended our opening hours and…

We would like to extend a big thank you to the British Dressage Supporters Club (BDSC) for their incredibly kind donation of £3,000 to our work here at The Horse Trust. The Horse Trust receives no public funding and we…

The Horse Trust is continuing to lead an important initiative to reward healthy equine body condition and raise awareness of healthy body condition in show horses. Our Healthiest Body Condition campaign in show rings was well received in 2019 and…

The 22 July 2021 marks one year on since the beautiful Seren came to us with mother Bronwen, after being rescued in Swansea, amidst the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Bronwen and Seren were found abandoned in truly heart-breaking conditions;…

We were so happy and proud to see former Horse Trust resident, Dazzle, competing at Royal Windsor Horse Show earlier this month! Dazzle came to us back in 2008 after he was rescued from the horrors of Spindles Farm alongside…

We’re delighted to introduce you to our newest resident, Scarborough Flyer, aka the incredibly adorable Scabby. Scabby comes to us after an interesting career as a training horse at the University of Nottingham Vet School where he worked for 7…

Another of our herd has travelled up to the rainbow bridge in the sky. It is with great sadness that we have to let you know about the passing of Henry at the grand age of 31. Henry was a…

We’re excited to introduce the newest resident through our stable doors, the incredibly beautiful Empress. Empress is a 23-year-old, 17.2hh black Irish Sport Horse. She retires to us after having had a full working ceremonial career serving the Household Cavalry…