- Home of Rest for Horses, Slad Lane, Princes Risborough, HP27 0PP
- 01494 488464
- info@horsetrust.org.uk
History
03rd January 2014
Horses at risk of neglect or cruelty The UK is facing a horse welfare crisis – quite simply there are too many horses and not […]
01st November 2013
Funding equine veterinary scientific research The Horse Trust was founded in 1886 to alleviate the plight of the working London cab horse and has been […]
01st September 2013
Supporters of The Horse Trust Every success since 1886 has been possible thanks only to the generosity of our supporters. Public donations, great and small, […]
01st August 2013
Working closely with and supporting equine professionals The Horse Trust is working closely with and supporting equine professionals to help improve the care and welfare […]
03rd February 2013
The Horse Trust provides sanctuary and specialist care for horses in need. This includes horses, ponies and donkeys that have suffered from cruelty or neglect […]
01st November 2012
Respite & a dignified retirement for working horses We are the only UK charity who specialise in providing respite and a dignified retirement for working […]
01st August 2012
After 40 years in Speen our stables were in desperate need of refurbishment and repair and we urgently needed new facilities to continue to provide […]
03rd August 2008
Improving equine welfare through training Since our founding in 1886 our charity has worked closely with vets and equine professionals to help us care for […]
03rd August 2008
Duke is a gorgeous thoroughbred gelding who was rescued from the horrors of Spindles Farm, Amersham. Duke arrived at The Horse Trust in January 2008 […]
03rd January 2008
One of the worst cases of animal cruelty the UK has ever seen In January 2008 RSPCA inspectors and police officers attended Spindles Farm in […]
03rd August 2006
In 2006 The Home of Rest for Horses is renamed to The Horse Trust, to reflect our growing mission The Home of Rest for Horses […]
03rd August 2000
Here to improve the quality of life of every horse, pony and donkey across the country For over 127 years our charity has worked tirelessly to […]
20th July 1982
Hyde Park bombing surviving horses retire to the Home of Rest It is over 30 years since this horrific atrocity in Knightsbridge, a car bomb […]
03rd August 1960
In the early days the majority of our residents were London cab horses. By the 1920s many of their roles had been taken by motor […]
22nd July 1939
In 1939 Britain once again faced war in Europe. The Home of Rest for Horses had been in the new premises in Borehamwood for 5 […]
03rd August 1932
In 1932 a compulsory purchase order forced a move from Westcroft Farm in Cricklewood by horse van transfer. A landmark move The transference of the […]
03rd August 1918
Over six million horses in World War 1 played a role, more than any other conflict in history. The British Army alone used 1,183,228 horses. […]
03rd August 1916
An early object of the charity was to provide a home for “Old Favourites,” giving them in return for a remunerative charge a pleasant home […]
03rd August 1914
World War 1 (1914-1918) saw millions of men and horses bogged down in horrific conditions in the muddy trenches of Belgium and Northern France. As […]
03rd August 1911
From our founding moment we have benefited from the generous support of both the public and prominent patrons. We are entirely funded by donor contributions […]
03rd August 1908
Just three years after founding, The Home of Rest was established in excellent premises at Friar’s Place Farm, Acton and enjoyed twenty years there before […]
03rd August 1900
1900’s London needs 300,000 horses to keep it moving In 1900, London needed some 300,000 horses to keep it moving. Most of them, and most […]
10th May 1886
In 1877, English author Anna Sewell published a groundbreaking ‘autobiography’, the story of a working horse told through the horse’s own eyes. Black Beauty went […]