Photo credits: Burghley Horse Trials / Libby Law Atticus, a striking 17.2hh bay Irish Sports Horse with a gentle yet bold personality, received a ceremonial retirement from The Household Division in the Main Arena at Burghley Horse Trials on Sunday 8th September. This marked the end of an extraordinary 14-year career, during which he served…
The Team at The Horse Trust would like to send a massive thank you to Justin and the Sebo UK Ltd team, who donated a SEBO AIRBELT E for our prize draw for our Horses, Hounds and Heroes event on Sunday 5th June 2016. This Sebo vacuum cleaner lets you clean the house in one…
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR)Â is pleased to announce that the Life Guards soldiers and five Military Working Horses (MWH) injured in London on 24th April 2024, are continuing to make remarkable progress in their recovery. Three of the horses injured in the incident are now back on duty and, against all expectations, are looking…
We have some very special news to share with you; four of our wonderful horses are newly available to sponsor! They’ve all been very brave in different ways, and we’re so proud to be able to champion their lives through our sponsorship scheme. Whether you have an affinity to police horses, are touched by the…
[maxbutton id=”19″ url=”https://horsetrust.org.uk/portfolio-item/maryland/” text=”Sponsor Maryland” ] Please give a warm welcome to our newest sponsor horse, Maryland, affectionately known as Mary. After an incredible 15 years as a ceremonial carriage horse at the Royal Mews, Mary retired to our Home of Rest for Horses in 2022, where she is now lovingly spending her days in…
Join us this Halloween for two days of spooky fun at the Home of Rest for Horses on Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st October! We’ll be open for an extra day during the school holidays, with loads of Halloween-themed activities for all the family to enjoy. Here’s what’s happening: Themed Crafts – Get creative and…
We caught up with Courtney, Senior Groom at The Horse Trust, to chat about her passion for caring for veteran horses, her unique career journey, and her Horse Trust favourites… Hi Courtney! How long have you been with The Horse Trust, and what brought you here? I’ve been here for four years now. I started…
Welcome back to Hay There, our monthly spotlight where we celebrate the amazing team and volunteers who make The Horse Trust so special. This month, we’re delighted to introduce you to Gill, a devoted volunteer who has been with us for 15 wonderful years. Gill’s story is as fascinating as it is inspiring, and we’re…
This month we caught up with the wonderful Grace! Despite being one of the younger Horse Trust team members, she has been here for many years starting as a Saturday groom, and progressing through various roles during that time. Grace is now a part of the Knowledge and Skills team as a Training Officer, working…
Welcome back to Hay There, our monthly spotlight where we celebrate The Horse Trust team. This month, we’re thrilled to introduce you to Harvey, one of our long-standing volunteer grooms. Harvey has been with us nearly every Friday since 2016, working closely with our Equine Care Team. Horses have been a lifelong passion for Harvey,…
We enjoy sharing stories from our team, and we thought it was about time we brought you closer to our wonderful CEO of almost 14 years! Jeanette has been with our charity through many our our key moments in recent history, and has seen us evolve alongside developments into the understanding of equine wellbeing. Jeanette…
Every month we shine a light on a different member of our team, highlighting all of the brilliant work they do for The Horse Trust, as well as sharing with you their interesting and often unique backgrounds! This month we caught up with the wonderful Jo, who volunteers at our Home of Rest for Horses…
This month we spoke with our wonderful Senior Groom, Lotte. At just 20 years old, Lotte has already made a big impact at The Horse Trust. From joining as a groom in 2021 to being promoted to Senior Groom at just 18, her passion for horses shines through every day. How long have you been…
For this month’s edition of Hay There, we had a chat with Natalie, one of our wonderful and dedicated Senior Grooms. Natalie is an animal lover with a particular soft spot for dogs – and, of course, horses. Her career path has been fascinating, leading her to the role she holds today, and the way…
We had a lovely chat this month with one of our longest standing volunteers, Tim. He has been here since 2012, and has seen many of our residents come, and go to those fresh pastures over the rainbow bridge. Tim helps every Monday and Thursday, and he brightens our days with plenty of stories. We…
We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Bruce Bladon, a distinguished veterinary surgeon and the upcoming British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) President. Why the connection to The Horse Trust? In 1995 The Horse Trust funded Bruce’s Residency, an intensive 3-year specialist training programme at Bristol University. Resident’s work hard during this period, not…
[maxbutton id=”19″ url=”https://horsetrust.org.uk/portfolio-item/hyderabad/” text=”Sponsor Hyderabad” ] Photo credits: Christine Dunnington We are honoured to announce our newest Sponsor Horse; retired Military Working Horse (MWH), Hyderabad! Many of you will have already followed Hyderabad’s journey with The Horse Trust after his Ceremonial retirement in London. This is no normal retirement for a MWH; Hyderabad was held…
Photo credits: Thames Valley Police In a heartwarming farewell to a distinguished career with Thames Valley Police (TVP), legendary police horse Atlas, who led the Queen’s funeral procession alongside former Horse Trust resident, Aurora, has arrived at his new retirement home in the Chiltern Hills. The Horse Trust is delighted to welcome Atlas to our…
Ashford Stables kindly supplied their high quality professional stables to house our rescue residents Star and Teddy whilst at Royal Windsor Horse Show this year. They seemed to enjoy the luxury accommodation and it made our stand look that extra bit special. The team went above and beyond to accommodate our horses and made sure…
We’re delighted to introduce Shadow, one of the newest ponies you can now sponsor at The Horse Trust. At 18 years old, Shadow is a charming Shetland Pony with a gentle soul and a story that reminds us why your support is so vital. Shadow’s Beginning Shadow was one of nine equines rescued from a…
When 12-year-old Grace was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2018, she faced her illness with remarkable courage and determination. Grace loved to ride and was a regular visitor to The Horse Trust. Despite the challenges, Grace continued to ride horses, a passion that brought her immense joy throughout her life. Her story is one of…
We’re thrilled to welcome three magnificent new residents to our Sponsorship scheme – Meg, Max and Atlas! All three gentle giants served the public before retiring to the peaceful surroundings of our Home of Rest for Horses in the Chiltern Hills. Now, they’re ready to start their next chapter – and you can be part…
We are thrilled to announce our Sponsor Horse Meet & Greet dates for the Summer Holidays! Get ready for an unforgettable experience as our beloved sponsor horses make special holiday appearances. These magnificent horses, who wouldn’t usually come in during visitor days, will be grazing in Sefton’s Paddock alongside one of their companions for exclusive…
Discover, Connect, and Celebrate Summer with Us! As the summer holidays begin, we’re excited to invite you to enjoy a season full of discovery, connection and of course, horses! From Wednesday 23rd July to Sunday 7th September, our gates will be open Wednesday to Sunday, 1–4pm, giving you even more opportunities to visit, reconnect with…
We are hugely grateful to our many dedicated supporters for all they do; our work is completely voluntary funded and would not be able to carry out our life changing work without you. Many of our achievements and successes over the years have been made possible by people who have had the foresight and generosity…
The Horse Trust has launched a new way for people to support the retired or rescued horses, ponies and donkeys that live at our Home of Rest. With the introduction of a sponsorship scheme, supporters can become a friend of the Trust by sponsoring their favourite Horse Trust resident. Sponsorship starts from just £2.00 a…
The Horse Trust has today launched a personalised horse sponsorship scheme, which enables individuals or companies to sponsor the full costs of looking after a horse at the sanctuary. Unlike horse adoption schemes run by other charities, The Horse Trust is only looking for one sponsor for each horse. Each sponsor will be asked to…
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Jeanette Allen
Chief Executive Officer
Jeanette is a chartered director who began her career in the commercial sector, setting up and running her own successful recruitment business. After the sale of the business she moved to the charity sector as a fundraiser for the NSPCC and later Bart’s Hospital before becoming the CEO of the MedicAlert Foundation.
Jeanette became the CEO of The Horse Trust in 2010 where she has undertaken a strategic review of the Trust’s charitable aims and objectives and also implemented a major re-development project at the charity’s base, the Home of Rest for Horses, in Buckinghamshire.
Carolyn Madgwick
Director of Legislation & Enforcement
Carolyn joined The Horse Trust in 2016 having spent 27 years as a Senior Trading Standards Officer leading a team of officers specialising in the enforcement of animal health and welfare legislation. At The Horse Trust, Carolyn maintains her level of expertise in legislation, develops training materials and provides training and advice on legislation for many audiences including the Emergency Services, Local Authorities, Vets and other equine charities. She is the current Chair of the National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC), the British Horse Council representative on the RCVS Riding Establishments Sub-Committee and represents the Trust on many other committees and in meetings with Government Officials.
Charlotte Launder
Director of Training
Charlotte has more than 20 years’ experience working with horses and has been at The Horse Trust since 2012. Prior to this Charlotte worked as a lecturer at an agricultural college during her PGCE teaching students in Further and Higher Education. As the Director of Training, she coordinates internal and external training courses. This includes training the Equine Care Team internally and externally, training Emergency Responders, Welfare Professionals, Farriers, and other professionals. Charlotte also manages the retraining of horses at The Horse Trust using behaviour modification techniques and is working towards becoming a Clinical Animal Behaviourist to support this.
Claire Lett
Director of Finance & Administration
Claire has been a qualified accountant for over 20 years. Having joined The Horse Trust in 2001, Claire is the Director of Finance and Administration where she deals with everything financial up to and including full statutory accounts. As part of the senior management team she has also been involved in all aspects of modernising the charity and setting and achieving its strategic goals. Claire was a dedicated rider and horse owner for many years and feels passionately about all animals.
Jan Rogers
Director of Research and Policy
Jan is a psychology graduate who before joining The Horse Trust spent 15 years with British Equestrian, the UK governing body for horse sports, running programmes to identify future talent in young performance horses. Jan came to The Horse Trust in 2017 to look after research grants and policy for the horse world. This two-part role involves sharing the knowledge learned from funded projects as well as understanding regulations and the political environment in the horse world, so that the research we fund is relevant and directly applicable to the wellbeing of horses.
David Andrews
Estate Manager
David is one of the longest standing members of The Horse Trust team. After working as a chef for a period of time, he joined The Horse Trust in 1998 as an estate worker. David is now the Estate Manager, and takes care of all maintenance of our 280 acre estate including ensuring that the fields in which our horses, ponies and donkeys live are well maintained, that they are secure and provides our residents with the best possible environment.
Gemma Pearson
Director of Equine Behaviour
Gemma combines her time between research and outreach as Director of Equine Behaviour at The Horse Trust and running a referral clinic for clinical equine behaviour cases where she is based at the University of Edinburgh. She is also an accredited racecourse veterinary surgeon and enjoys working at Musselburgh racecourse.
After working in ambulatory practice Gemma moved to the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies where she completed a rotating residency programme in the equine hospital, completing her Cert AVP (EM), alongside an MScR investigating horse veterinarian interactions.
Subsequently she completed her CCAB (certified clinical animal behaviourist) and her PhD thesis ‘Stress in equids undergoing veterinary care and the development of interventions that positively influence the horses’ experience’. As well as continuing with her own research she supervises several students at PhD, MSc and undergraduate level.
Gemma is frequently invited to lecture internationally, as a recognised expert in this field and an excellent communicator. One of the most successful projects was filming a series of short YouTube videos with the British Equine Veterinary Association aiming to reduce injury rates when dealing with difficult horses under the ‘Don’t break your vet’ campaign.
As the Veterinary Liaison Officer for the International Society for Equitation Science, Gemma is passionate about improving interactions between horses and people, specifically regarding the application of learning theory. In her spare time she has competed up to advanced level endurance on a homebred horse as well as enjoying competing in affiliated dressage and eventing. Currently she is retraining a Thoroughbred recently retired from racing.
Gemma is a qualified veterinary surgeon with over 15 years’ experience with behaviour cases. Gemma is now a qualified Equine Clinical Animal Behaviourist and is the Veterinary Liaison Officer for the International Society for Equitation Science, where she has been involved with several working parties to improve the welfare of horses around the world. Currently, Gemma is undertaking a PhD investigating the stress response of horses undergoing veterinary treatment, with the plan to develop low stress handling techniques.
Jim green
Director of Operations for BARTA
Jim co-founded the British Animal Rescue and Trauma Association (BARTA) in 2012 and together with Professor Josh Slater, promoted the growing initiative alongside their regular careers. BARTA was established with a clear vision to support first responders in the resolution of emergency situations involving animals, with informed, safe and welfare driven plans. In 2019, BARTA became a subsidiary of The Horse Trust and this partnership enabled Jim to continue the journey as full time Director of BARTA. Jim continues to respond operationally to animal incidents through his on-call role as an Animal Rescue Specialist with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Liane Preshaw
Quality of Life and Research Director
In her role, Liane supports the team by researching new developments in how we care for, manage and train horses, so that we can continue to update and improve our practices, and therefore improve the welfare of the horses in our care. Liane also develops training resources for trainee clinical animal behaviourists and assists the team in dealing with behaviour cases. Liane has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Clinical Animal Behaviour, an MPhil in assessing horse welfare, and an MSc and BSc in Equine Science. She is an ABTC registered Accredited Animal Behaviourist and has achieved pre-certification as a Clinical Animal Behaviourist, which means she has met the knowledge criteria for this role. Liane continues to develop her clinical skills and is working towards becoming an ABTC registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist. She is also a BHS Accredited Professional Coach.
Nicola Housby-Skeggs
Veterinary Director
Nicky graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2007 and joined The Royal Army Veterinary Corps. She served for 10 years: firstly, with Military Working Dogs preparing them and their handlers for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. Later she served as the veterinary officer for The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment with some of The Horse Trust’s most loved residents including the late Falstaff and Captain Greatgun. She now works as the Veterinary Director for The Horse Trust providing both the onsite veterinary provision, internal and external training and providing part of the RVC final year rotations.
Russell Pickin
Director of Equine Care
Before joining The Horse Trust, Russell completed thirty-four years’ service with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). He specialised in public order work as an instructor at the Public Order Training Centre and then the Mounted Branch. As a Mounted Branch Inspector, Russell commanded mounted units on countless public order, large incidents and ceremonial events across London and finished his career riding on and commanding the mounted units at Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. He was the Chairman for the National Mounted Training Advisory Group and also the MPS’s Chief Equitation Officer responsible for buying and training police horses and the training of the MPS’s mounted officers. During this role he developed a good working partnership with The Horse Trust where he is now the Director of Equine Care and heads a team of grooms and volunteers that look after our 130 horses.
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Jessica Tallman
Director of Fundraising & Communications
Jessica has been at the heart of The Horse Trust’s fundraising and communications since 2020, working tirelessly to secure the vital support that keeps our sanctuary running. From planning major events and writing grant proposals to championing our work in the media, no two days are ever the same!
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Growing up in Kentucky, Jessica was surrounded by animals and always had a passion for their wellbeing. Now, she works shoulder to shoulder with our team of experts, helping give back to the horses who have given so much to us.
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With six years in the charity fundraising sector, including roles at Coeliac UK, and previous experience in the corporate sector, Jessica brings a wealth of knowledge in development and growth. She also holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Arts, History, and Business from the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Aberdeen.
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