Redwings Horse Sanctuary

Winners of £100,000 grants revealed

More than 1,000 small to medium-sized charities were nominated by the public for the awards

Horse owners unite to fight infectious disease

Those who have signed up show a ‘clear appetite for change’

6 horses and ponies that prove rescues rule

As the Mare and Foal Sanctuary makes an urgent appeal for homes, and rescue centres across the UK are bursting at the seams, here are six horses and ponies Rachel Fraser discovered proving why rescues rule...

‘He was desperately asking for help’: horse found with 25cm bramble wedged under his tongue

‘I usually try not to get upset, but to see a horse in so much pain was heartbreaking’

Charity pays tribute following loss of 17.3hh ‘icon’

‘Towering at 17.3hh, he certainly wasn’t difficult to spot, yet despite his formidable size he was a real gentle giant’

Charity heartbroken after loss of ‘special’ resident

Dylan was rescued from the Welsh commons in 2003

Shire foal beats the odds to survive and thrive

The filly was born to a mare abandoned with 18 other Shires

Owners urged to act to help ‘stamp out strangles’

Owners and yard managers can make an online pledge and receive updates and the latest guidance

One-eyed pony abandoned with laminitis given second chance

Nelly was rescued after being abandoned on grassland

Pupils welcome new equine classmates

A school has provided a home for six of the charity’s ponies

Long-serving adoption star put down aged 30

“As one of our longest-serving adoption stars, Icky helped to raise thousands of pounds in sponsorship for himself and his companions”

Orphaned foal blossoms into ‘adorable young chap’ after traumatic rescue

‘He is growing up to be a loving and adorable young chap who everyone – two and four-legged – can’t help but fall in love with’

All invited to celebrate Spindles Farm survivor’s 21st birthday

The pony who was rescued from horrific circumstances is celebrating with a party

Love Island star joins donkey’s birthday celebrations

Rescue donkey Del Boy was celebrating his 16th birthday during the celebrity visit

‘We miss him terribly’: charity’s tributes to pony who won thousands of hearts

The pony lived at the sanctuary for 20 years after he was rescued from probable slaughter

'A graveyard of the walking dead’: looking back at Amersham crisis 10 years on

The film looks back at the horrors faced by rescuers, to how they went about rehabilitating the equines and finally visits happily rehomed survivors

Looking for a new project? Charity to rehome unbacked horses for the first time

‘We have the potential to rehome over 500 horses living in the sanctuary who have been identified as future potential candidates as unbacked project horses’

Donkey finds new home at dinosaur park

‘All the team here love him already’

Spindles Farm survivors: before and after in pictures 10 years on

When more than 100 horses and donkeys were found at Spindle Farm in Amersham, Bucks in January 2008, it was hard to imagine that so many of them would be thriving 10 years on

Redwings releases 250 ‘horses’ in memory of Spindles Farm

Money raised through the sale of the ponies will be put towards caring for equine survivors of the 2008 Amersham crisis for the next 10 years