Category Archives: "Equine news"

Help a Pony in Need of a New Home

Rusty is a gorgeous chestnut Shetland of 15 years and is in great need of a new home as a field companion. Unfortunately his owner who has been dedicated to caring for him for the past 12 years is unable to continue to do so due to a change in her personal circumstances. If you […]

Emergency rescue appeal for rare Eriskay Ponies

Horses4Homes are appealing to the public for homes for 4 young, healthy Eriskay Ponies. Their current owners are being forced out of their home due to the recession and have little money to feed themselves but have not allowed their animals to suffer due to their own misfortune. Without the quick intervention of Horses4Homes these […]

Eriskay Ponies Successfully Re-homed

Horses4Homes would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came forward to offer new homes to the 4 Eriskay ponies rescued from Farmers, Mr and Mrs Kindell, just before Christmas. Within hours of our plea for help, we received over 25 responses from kind individuals offering the ponies a home. After careful […]

Animal Welfare Sector Support the Arrival of Horses4Homes

John Rutter, Trustee of Mountains Animal Sanctuary welcomes the launch of Horses4Homes “Equine welfare charities, including our own, have seen increasing pressure in recent years on their capacity to help all the horses, ponies and donkeys that more owners wish to relinquish, often due to economic strains. The new facility offered by Horses4Homes gives an […]

Eriskay Pony Rescue Operation

Horses4Homes development Manager, Rebecca Evans visited farmers, Mr. and Mrs. Kimbell and their 4 young Eriskay ponies at their home in Northamptonshire, UK yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Kimbell are having to sell their farm which they have worked for the past 15 years, give up farming life, a life they have always known, re-home or […]