Redwings Horse Sanctuary

9 remarkable rescue horse recoveries [PICTURES]

To celebrate the huge amount of work that equine charities do for abandoned and mistreated animals, we've collected together some incredible recovery stories

Ponies in very poor condition rescued from Poldark location

Three ponies have been rescued by the local community from a BBC film location after which they have been named

Rare donkey is new Redwings adoption star

The foal came to the sanctuary with her mother, Millie, who was put down after suffering ongoing lameness issues

Owner of pony and donkey who could barely walk is banned for five years

The woman was also handed an eight-week suspended prison sentence for the suffering caused to her animals

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Redwings Horse Sanctuary confirms strangles outbreak

Rehoming has been temporarily suspended after an outbreak of strangles at the charity's Piggots site in South Norfolk

Rescued rare Poitou donkey put down

A rare Poitou donkey taken in by equine charity Redwings last year has been put down after lameness issues could not be resolved

Redwings merges with Scottish horse rescue charity

The merger is the first of its kind under new charity legislation and has taken more than two and half years to complete

Hackers target equine charity website

Redwings supporters are being urged to change their passwords after the organisation’s website was hacked over the festive period

Horse dealer jailed for cruelty to 66 horses and donkeys

Horses left without food or water and were suffering with worm infestations, overgrown hooves and some had strangles

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Redwings' oldest horse dies aged 36

Laddy was popular with staff and visitors alike

Rare breeds rescued by Redwings

Breed who faced extinction taken in by Norfolk-based equine charity

Man jailed and banned for 10 years after horses found in 'appalling condition'

The horses were so dehydrated they were licking damp concrete to quench their thirst

Redwings welcomes tiny Shetland foal [PICS]

A miniature spotted Shetland is creating a big impression in Norfolk

Redwings merger good news for Scottish rescue horses

Redwings plans to extend its aid to horses over the border, following a merger with a Scottish rescue charity

Spindles Farm donkey stars in TV show

The donkey who was the face of the Amersham campaign, Operation Esther, appears in a children's programme

Mother and daughter banned from keeping horses for 15 years

A mother and daughter who abandoned 3 horses have been found guilty of "appalling cruelty and neglect"

Tiny Tinkerbell is Redwings’ adoption star

A tiny miniature Shetland, who was rescued from Spindles Farm in 2008, has become the latest equine to join the Redwings Adoption Club

One of Redwings' original adoption ponies dies aged 31

Rusty, a pony who had been on Redwing’s adoption scheme since it started 30 years ago, has died