Redwings Horse Sanctuary

Embrace your lockdown hair with your equine doppelganger

The “mane event” is an imaginative fundraising challenge

New research confirms straw could be valuable weapon in fight against equine obesity 

‘We hope the success of the trial means this research will go on to help even more ponies’

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

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

Pony fights back to bright future after infection put her life at risk

‘We honestly thought she may never leave the hospital as that was the only way we could keep on top of this terrible infection’

Godsend for charities as brokers award grants

The £50,500 pot was split between 10 charities – six of which were equine

‘Horsing around’: charity launches new ideas to keep children entertained during lockdown

The Young Reds at Home Academy offers four different categories to keep children amused at home

Equine charities among those hit by coronavirus pandemic

Colic claims life of sanctuary’s much-loved miniature Shetland

‘He was just such a draw at our visitor centre because he was so tiny and cute. He and his little friends always had to know what was going on.

Three welfare cases become ‘treasured’ members of new families

‘Whether they’re competing in national championships, or simply enjoying a happy life as companions, seeing them become treasured members of new families is incredibly rewarding’

Ponies found living with rotting carcases continue on their road to recovery

The group were rescued as part of a operation which involved more than 60 feral horses and ponies

Equine crisis continues under ‘systematic failure of ownership and enforcement’ *H&H Plus*

‘Much-adored’ retired police horse who served at London 2012 put down

‘There is a clear appetite for change’: strangles campaign celebrates first anniversary

‘We know people are more likely to make positive, proactive changes if they’ve made a commitment to do so’

Arabs ‘unrecognisable’ a year after being rescued from horrifying conditions

A spokesman for the charity said the rehabilitation of the Arabs had been some of the “most challenging” work it had done

8 snaps of show ring superstars who shone at the annual Redwings horse show

What great advocates of rescue horses this lovely bunch are

Abandoned colt found ‘just in time’ receiving urgent veterinary treatment

The six-month-old colt had been spotted straying dangerously close to the road

Riders and yards urged to join forces to help beat strangles

Yards and individual owners are invited to sign up to the initiative, on Saturday 6 July, to show support for fighting the infectious disease

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...