Rehoming horses

Charity reports huge surge in demand from rehomers during pandemic

Redwings Horse Sanctuary had an increase of 75% in the number of horses finding new homes compared to last year, rehoming more horses since May than in the whole of 2019

‘You have risen to the challenge superbly’: World Horse Welfare thanks supporters in Christmas message

“The simple words thank you do not seem to do justice for how grateful we are, but thank you so much”

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.”

Donkey ‘finishing school’ students make great strides towards new lives 

Appeal launched to find home for mare found ‘hours from death’ six years ago

Hope has been in the charity’s care since she was found abandoned at six months old, in 2014

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...

Pony dumped in shocked grandmother’s back garden seeks new home

‘He really enjoys having a groom and particularly likes to root through the contents of the grooming box if he has the opportunity’

‘My best friend’: honour for pony who saved owner’s life

The pony trotted to the pub to raise the alarm after her rehomer suffered a nasty injury in a driving accident

‘I beep my horn and he trots to meet me’: rehomed pony brings joy to family

Rehomer Carol Padgett said it was ‘love at first sight’ when she set eyes on Trigger at World Horse Welfare’s Penny Farm

Looking for a new project? Charity to rehome unbacked horses for the first time

‘We have the potential to rehome over 500 horses living in the sanctuary who have been identified as future potential candidates as unbacked project horses’

Pippa Funnell: 'I would advise anyone thinking of buying a horse to phone World Horse Welfare first'

Eventer and World Horse Welfare patron Pippa Funnell paid a visit to the charity’s Glenda Spooner Farm in Somerset to assess the potential of some of the horses and ponies that are almost ready for rehoming

Can you give a lonely pony a home this winter?

Two out of World Horse Welfare’s four rescue and rehoming centres are over capacity and the charity is urgently seeking homes for its equine residents

Number of horses in RSPCA care up 56% in 12 months

The charity has warned that despite its best efforts, the crisis is ‘not getting any better’

Think twice in 2017: all you need to know about World Horse Welfare

Hard hitting campaigns, work across the globe and rescuing and rehoming horses and ponies on home turf — there are plenty of reasons Horse & Hound is excited to work with World Horse Welfare in 2017

Horse found 'almost too weak to stand' named supreme champion

Cappuccino was one of more than 100 horses found at a site in 2010, all struggling to survive on very little food and water

'Quick thinking' rescuer reunited with ponies she saved

The two ponies have now been rehomed as companions

Ponies Brussel and Santa spring back to life after terrible start

Colts Brussel and Santa were rescued by the RSPCA and are now looking for new homes

World Horse Welfare's 12 horses of Christmas *PICTURES*

The equine charity presents us with 12 of their horses and ponies that need rehoming

Equine charity 'delighted' owners are rehoming more horses

A record-breaking number of horses have found a new home in the past two months