RSPCA

New start for Shetland pony found with hooves resembling ‘Aladdin’s slippers’

The eight-year-old gelding, found to be suffering from laminitis, was rescued in February

Special ponies desperate for loving homes after months in charity’s care

The organisation’s Rolleston centre said it was “desperate” to find new families for the horses, who could offer them the “love and care they deserve”

Abandoned mare ‘left for dead’ six years ago finds happy home

“If any horse deserved a second chance it was Hope after what she went through. I think she realises she’s in her for-ever home, it’s so rewarding rehoming a horse – but I’m most grateful to Hope for how she’s made me feel.”

Starving donkeys found living among shards of glass ‘thriving’ since rescue

Donkeys rescued during Storm Dennis from a site strewn with broken glass and barbed are growing in confidence seven months on

Charity braced for a ‘horse welfare catastrophe’ despite new microchip laws

“Without rigorous enforcement and tough penalties, there is little to stop irresponsible owners continuing to breed and dump animals”

Heartbreak as emaciated, maggot-ridden pony dumped too sick to survive

“Vets did the best they could for her but her body gave up the fight”

Two horses put down and 100 others removed from ‘awful conditions’

“It’s shocking to have to remove more than 100 horses for their welfare as well as a mixture of other animals”

‘We all have our part to play in ending the horse crisis’ *H&H Plus*

Rescued ponies had to be saved again after garden pond fall

The ponies were first spotted on Saturday (8 August) and were taken to a field but the escaped once again

‘I knew I had to say yes’: crisis urges welfare workers to act in 450km challenge

The trio have been inspired to take on the challenge by the animals they help and looming concerns over a worsening horse crisis

‘I nursed him overnight and I was in love’: vet nurse adopts abandoned foal she helped save

‘I nursed him overnight and I was in love, I knew I had to give him a home’

Foal snapped in a bit at 10 months old enjoys jumping success in new home

‘We’d like to do some bigger shows with him and her ambition is to qualify him for Horse of the Year Show’

Escaped horse spends stormy night stuck fast in narrow lane

‘We understand the three horses are there without permission, and we’re eager to find an owner to avoid more welfare problems’

Authorities investigate disturbing videos and pictures of wounded horse

The videos and pictures have been widely condemned on social media

Dying foal with maggot-infested wounds dumped on footpath

The malnourished filly, who was discovered by walkers, was thought to be around five months old

‘Only time will tell’: half-blind abandoned pony fights for survival

‘Who knows what this poor mare had been through in her life’

Rescued mare’s lockdown foal named in honour of pandemic heroes

The filly was born to a mare who had been rescued from neglect

Carrot donations, wheeled horses and star jumps: charities look to alternative fundraising measures

While visitor centres are closed and events cancelled, activities including sponsorship, donations, and art sales could help raise vital funds with support from the public

Animal welfare and other charities miss out on government support packages *H&H Plus*

Dumped pony so badly burned, its sex and colour could not be seen