Rescue horse forms new friendship after death of companion
“Seeing Bilbo’s face when Fleetwood turned up was priceless and I can happily say that they have bonded very quickly.”
“Seeing Bilbo’s face when Fleetwood turned up was priceless and I can happily say that they have bonded very quickly.”
The owner of a Norfolk sanctuary has been banned from keeping horses for life after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to 20 equines in his care.
Bad weather and the actions of irresponsible owners have contributed to one charity 'operating at maximum capacity'
“During my twelve years at Redwings, I have never had to put two ponies to sleep in one evening in the same field as a result of an emergency situation."
The "hero" cob had served as the best friend of blind 19-year-old Clydesdale Boo since his arrival at the sanctuary seven years ago
Staff believe 6hh Yogi may have been lifted over a fence by the thieves
Arthur has enjoyed being turned out together with six other ponies rescued from Bodmin Moor after making a "miracle" recovery
Redwings Horse Sanctuary and Bodmin Moor Commons Council have rescued 14 more ponies from the area
Gordon Perkis has been given a 10-year ban on keeping horse, a 12-week suspended prison sentence and was ordered to pay £2,080 costs
Redwings’ vet Nicola Berryman said that the 3,500-acre common meant the operation "did indeed prove quite a challenge"
22 of the 34 ponies who were assessed were of sufficient concern to be removed from the moor
Equine charity Redwings is planning a new rehoming centre.
Redwings Horse Sanctuary has launched a strangles survey to gain a better understanding of horse owners’ perceptions of the disease
The 13hh piebald cob, thought to be three years old, was seized under the new Control of Horses Act
Violet, a cob thought to be around six months old, was found in Tilbury, Essex , with a leg injury
Rescuers are 'very concerned' for the condition of the foal
A horse treat company is hoping to raise £2,500 to help feed rescue horses
The mare was found tethered with two other horses
The mares, both of which had foals at foot, were seized by the RSPCA on veterinary grounds in 2014
More than 40 horses have been removed by equine charities in a rescue operation designed to prevent the horses from suffering this winter