In a moment of heartfelt farewells as well as exciting new beginnings, twelve extraordinary horses have retired to The Horse Trust's Home of Rest for Horses after years of dedicated service and distinguished careers. Nine came from the Household Cavalry,…
The Horse Trust recently took into our lifelong care two beautiful miniature Shetlands, Sven and Olaf, along with seven other horses and ponies. We are appealing for your help as we support them on the next stage of their recovery…
Nine Horses and Ponies continue the next stage of their Recovery Journey at The Horse Trust following a sentencing for Cruelty at Cornwall Horse Therapy Centre. Sarah Baker, Darren Laker and James Baker were sentenced at Truro Crown Court yesterday…
Due to Storm Henk, there was significant damage caused to our site yesterday evening. Thankfully, no horses (or people) were harmed, but we are now facing very costly and labour-heavy repairs. The hardest hit areas were unfortunately in fields with…
It is with the upmost sadness that we have to let you know about the passing of Esmerelda aka Bumble Bee at the tender age of 12. Bumble Bee, as she was affectionately known, a Welsh Section D standing at…
It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Burniston, at the age of 29. Burniston was a beautiful Irish Draught X standing at 16.2hh and served both in the Defence Animal Training Regiment and…
The Horse Trust is heartbroken to announce that our little fighter Bronwen, who we rescued with her filly foal Seren last year from the streets of Swansea, has passed away. Standing at just 10hh, when she came to us she…
The Horse Trust is heart-broken to announce the passing of our oldest resident, Uncle George, at the age of 43. After many years at Battersea Children’s zoo, George came to us with Briar the donkey back in 2004. George has…
The Horse Trust is proud to be joining forces with some of the UK’s largest equine welfare organisations, in supporting Strangles Awareness Week 2021. Taking place on 3-9 May, this national week of action aims to promote better biosecurity and…
Take Our Valentine's Quiz - Find Your Sponsorship Soulmate Find your perfect match with our Valentine’s Quiz! Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and our beloved sponsor residents have so much love to give. This year we thought it…
We want to keep you informed about our response to COVID-19 and the changing government guidelines. Due to the Covid-19 guidance issued by the Government, our sanctuary in Speen is closed to visitors until further notice, in line with national…
Join The Horse Trust for the first in our new Clinical Animal Behaviour webinar series! Are you working towards becoming a registered equine Clinical Animal Behaviourist? Would you like to learn more about how registered Clinical Animal Behaviourists deal…
If you've signed-up to receive the The Horse Trust newsletter, then keep an eye out for our latest issue! The Horse Trust Winter 2020 Newsletter will be arriving with you soon, and is packed full of fabulous stories and photos…
We are proud and delighted to announce a working partnership with The War Horse Memorial, Purple Poppy Appeal. The announcement comes ahead of the first National Animal Day on August 23, which will honour the service of animals in war…
Welcome Bob and Jutland. First up, everyone meet Bob! This handsome chap is retiring from English Heritage after 7 years of service. English Heritage is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. Bob was based at…
A big Thank you for joining in our online show and well done to all participants of the HHH 2020 Horse and Dog Shows! We had so many wonderful entries and we loved going through them all. Each place will…
Today's spotlight is dedicated to our lovely Trojan I (Now we have two!). Trojan first came to The Horse Trust in January 2013 from the Essex Police Mounted Section, after it was sadly disbanded in 2012. Trojan served four years with…
We are so excited to announce that the show will go on! Horses, Hounds and Heroes 2020 - HHH2020 - will become virtual! On the 28th June 2020 we will be running HHH online. There will be a fantastic fun…
We have some very exciting news! This month our lovely chap Domino flies the nest onto a new loan home. This was quite an emotional day for us as Domino has become such a big part of The Horse Trust…
Rescue pony Jenga continues to thrive in his new home. It is now hard to imagine him as the same sick and lifeless foal that arrived. He is now 7 years old and stands at 14.2hh. And we're pleased to…
From this month we will be starting a Spotlight on.... feature which will highlight a variety of our superstar residents and what they got up to in their working life! This month it is the turn of the stunning Charisma.…
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…
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