The Horse Trust celebrates 130 years in the presence of our Patron HRH The Princess Royal For 130 years our Home of Rest for Horses has specialised in providing retirement and respite for working horses and ponies. These hard-working equine…
The team here at The Horse Trust recently took part in a horse training day kindly lead by Dr Andrew McLean and our newest arrival, Brave, joined in the session. Andrew holds a PhD in horse training psychology and regularly…
High Wycombe-based SEBO, the vacuum cleaner specialist, supported The Horse Trust’s successful Horse, Hounds & Heroes event by donating a SEBO E1 Pet vacuum cleaner. Amy Twomey (pictured) was the lucky winner who walked away a proud owner of a…
In March 2016, a selection of students from Hartpury College organised a charity demo with Badminton winner and Rio 2016 shortlist rider Paul Tapner in aid of The Horse Trust and Cancer Research UK. Hartpury Equine is one of the…
The Horse Trust would like you to meet our newest resident. He is very different to all our other residents… apparently he doesn’t need expensive stables or even food… because he is a mannequin! This handy horse will be invaluable…
Get yourself down to Hartpury College on Tuesday 15th March! The students at Hartpury have organised a charity demo, an evening with Paul Tapner, Badminton winner and Rio 2016 shortlist rider, in aid of The Horse Trust and Cancer Research…
On Thursday 4th February 2016, we opened our doors to the public for the first time this year. We were overwhelmed with the warm welcome we received from our visitors and the horses couldn’t wait to see you all again,…
Well January certainly was blue for us, but in a positive way as we reached 14k likes on our Facebook page. Thank you to all our supporters who have encouraged people to like our page. Social media presents an opportunity…
Our 2015 roundup Click here to play our 2015 roundup video. It includes some great rescue transformations and of course the birth/first wobbly steps of our first ever foal born here at the Trust. We had to say goodbye to…
The Horse Trust recently received an exciting delivery in the shape of two lifting boxes that were used in the First World War to transport horses onto the ships. These boxes were used at the Tilbury docks from November 1914…
Order our 2016 Calendar The wait is finally over! Our rather stunning new calendar featuring some of our magnificent residents is ready! It’s been designed in a new A4 landscape format to help reduce the ever increasing cost of postage…
Today we are launching a new horse rehoming scheme on our website. Although our main purpose as a charity is to provide a peaceful retirement for the UK’s service horses, we also provide care for local rescue cases that are…
Her Majesty the Queen visited Guildford on Thursday 15th October to officially open the University of Surrey’s £45 million vet school accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh. Her Majesty was shown around the new buildings on the Manor Park campus…
Choose us for your special day - weddings at The Horse Trust After the announcement that we can now hold Weddings at The Horse Trust, naturally we had to share some amazing photos that will inspire you to choose us…
Part time Groom/Yard Hand Saturday or Sunday Closing date for applications is: 4.30 pm Friday 4th September 2015 General daily yard duties and horse care No riding, no accommodation Excellent working conditions Own transport necessary as remote location NVQ training…
Come and join us at this outdoor cinema event on the 29th August We are excited to announce we will be holding our first ever outdoor cinema event on August 29th. Experience Shrek like never before with a cosy blanket…
Armed Forces Day was a great chance to show your support for the men and women who form the Armed Forces community. These include currently serving troops, to service families, veterans and cadets. Thank you to all who showed their…
We thoroughly enjoy holding our annual Horses, Hounds & Heroes Day event as we always get some great feedback from all our visitors. Our Horses, Hounds & Heroes day was once again a resounding success and we hope that we…
At the Royal Windsor Horse Show this year, Mr Twister, aka Bert, had the honour of being ceremonially retired to us at The Horse Trust from The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery where he has served as the Parade Commander's…
The Horse Trust is pleased to report the Control of Horses Bill has been passed Bill by the House of Lords and will soon become law. The equine and country sectors have been working together, with the support of enforcement…
Summer 2014 newsletter is available to read online Our summer 2014 newsletter is now available to read online. There are details about Teddy's 2nd birthday party ( You are invited !) and you can find out where we will be…
Take 10 relaxing minutes to watch Rosie Laydon's beautiful film of her first visit to our Home of Rest for Horses on behalf of FORCES TV.
This year’s Blue Cross National Equine Health Survey is now live The Blue Cross National Equine Health Survey is the only survey that looks at the general health of our horses, ponies, donkeys and mules in the UK. It aims…
This was our first year attending The Royal Windsor Horse Show 2014, a truly international event in a beautiful setting, in the grounds of Windsor Castle. Over the 5 days the programme includes International Show Jumping, International Dressage, International Carriage…
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