The Horse Trust 2021 Calendar In Stock NOW!
Already pining for 2020 to be over? What a year....us too! Why not get The Horse Trust 2021 calendar? Dream of 2021 a little early with the NEW Horse Trust 2021 calendar! A 12 month showcase of some of our…
Landmark partnership to support equine welfare in UK
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…
RIP Churchill
It is with the greatest sadness that our darling Churchill lost his recent fight with illness and we had to let him go at the age of 25. We had the absolute pleasure in August 2017 of welcoming Churchill to…
A New Partnership with Farriers
Equine charities forging new welfare partnership with online course for farriers The Horse Trust and Redwings Horse Sanctuary have united to create an online course for farriers on Equine Welfare and legislation, as part of our ongoing commitment to improving…
HHH Horse and Dog Show Competition Results
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…
The Horse Trust in Horse & Hound
This week Nicola Housby-Skeggs, Veterinary Director at The Horse Trust, the world’s oldest horse charity, talks about their work and looking after the Trust’s unique herd of horses in Horse and Hound magazine. Our priority is ensuring that our retired…
HHH2020 The Show Must Go On……Line!
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…
Goodnight Gucci
It is with the greatest sadness and heaviest heart we inform you that last week we said "Goodnight Gucci", our final goodbyes to our beloved Gucci at the age of 15. Gorgeous Gucci arrived here at The Horse Trust in…
Farewell Albert
It is with a heavy heart we say Farewell Albert. The extremely handsome Albert reached the age of 23 and arrived at The Horse Trust back in March 2015 after serving in The Thames Valley Police Mounted Branch for an…
National Equine Forum 2019
“A packed auditorium of over 200 delegates, together with an international live stream audience of more than 1200 from around the world, enjoyed a day of knowledge sharing and animated debate at this year’s National Equine Forum, held in London…
Microchipping every horse
Microchips by 2020 New laws mean that every horse will have to have a microchip by October 2020, and fixed penalty notices (fines) will be issued to owners whose horses are not chipped. In the same way that it is…
On screen in Emmerdale 1918
It has been a very exciting month for us as The Horse Trust and our friends at The Defence Animal Training Centre (DATR) made an appearance in the special spin-off series of "Emmerdale 1918" in their 2nd October episode. The…
HRH The Princess Royal unveils new war memorial at The Horse Trust
HRH The Princess Royal unveils new war memorial at The Horse Trust On Wednesday 19th September 2018, HRH, The Princess Royal, unveiled a beautiful bronze statue, “Soldier and Horse” by renowned artist George Bingham that will now serve as the…
Equine Identification – what do you need to do?
Equine Identification – what do you need to do? The Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 came into force on the 1st October 2018. ALL equines (horses, ponies, donkeys and their hybrids) in England must be identified with a transponder (microchip)…
Horses, Hounds and Heroes Day NOT being held on 17th June 2018.
It is a very exciting time for The Horse Trust! We have been granted permission to start a major project to extend and improve our facilities here at Speen that will improve life here for the horses as well as…
Supporting the next generation of Britain’s equine vets
The Horse Trust was proud to sponsor this year’s Student Equine Veterinary Association (SEVA) Congress at the University of Liverpool between 26th – 28th January. The event was organised by the SEVA committee in what proved to be a perfect…
Community and Emergency Services Day
Our Knowledge and Skills Team joined forces with Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue and many other organisations including Thames Valley Police, the Ambulance Service and Horse Watch at the Community and Emergency Services Day at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Quainton. This was…
Horse Trust Open Day Date Announced
Save the date! Our annual Horses, Hounds and Heroes event will be taking place on Sunday 16th July 2017 from 12-5pm. This fantastic family fun day is held at our Home of Rest for Horses in Speen, Buckinghamshire. There will…
Commending courage
On 12 January, officers from the Metropolitan Police Mounted Branches 1 Unit along with our very own Estate Foreman and former mounted Sergeant Jon Taylor were commended for their courage, professionalism and restraint whilst dealing with a large scale, spontaneous…
Join Caesar and the team as we celebrate Christmas
Sunday the 27th November is the most important date in your diary this year! Join us as we celebrate Christmas with our most recent sponsor boy, the mighty Caesar. Come along from 1-4pm where you can visit our horses, ponies…
The Horse Trust hosts 2016 Stromsholm Apprentice Farrier Seminar
During the first weekend of September, The Horse Trust was delighted to host the 2016 Stromsholm Apprentice Farrier Seminar, one of the largest professional development days in the apprentice farrier calendar. Over sixty apprentice farriers attended the day as part…
The Horse Trust are ready to help lighten shoppers’ loads at Horse of the Year Show
“The World’s Most Famous Horse Show” has teamed up with “The World’s Oldest Horse Charity” to help lighten the load for shoppers at this year’s Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). The Horse Trust will run the Bag Drop in…
The Horse Trust supports BARTA’s first ever Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Congress
Did you know that The Horse Trust was the main sponsor of the British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association (BARTA) International Congress held in Prague 2015? This ground breaking conference as we recognise the need to improve the safety…
