OUR STORY

The Home of Rest for Horses is born. A place of retreat and recuperation for London’s over-worked cab horses.

The Home of Rest relocates from its Sudbury beginnings to pastures new at Friar’s Place Farm in Acton.

The Home moves to Westcroft Farm, Cricklewood. One year later, its opens to visitors for the first time.

During World War I, we provide the first motorised horse ambulance and take in military veterans.

The Home of Rest relocates from Cricklewood to Westcroft Stables in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.

During World War II the Home of Rest becomes a war-time Horse Hospital, taking in animals injured in air raids.

The Home begins its funding of equine veterinary scientific research positively impacting UK horses.

The Home makes its final move from Borehamwood to Speen Farm in the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire.

Three surviving horses of the Hyde Park and Regent’s Park bombings, including Sefton, retire to the Home.

HRH The Princess Royal announces the Home has been renamed The Horse Trust.

The Horse Trust takes in 14 of the sickest horses, ponies and donkeys from the horrors of Spindles Farm.

Amidst the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, The Horse Trust celebrates 135 years of helping horses.