Love at first sight: groom gives rescued mare permanent home
‘I just knew seeing her leave the yard with someone else would have broken my heart’
Rescue horses
Inspirational stories about horses who had been rescued from poor conditions going on to better homes and their achievements therein.
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Awards for emergency services involved in 'very tricky' rescue
The police and fire services took part in the five-hour rescue operation
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Rescue pony wins first rosette aged 27
Magic was rehomed by the Young family in June 1996
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Pony rescued from sewage-filled ditch thriving in new home
Dodger was rescued in 2016 after being discovered in a ditch up to his neck
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Charity caring for more horses than ever as Christmas approaches
The charity remains in ‘the midst of an ongoing equine crisis’ with high numbers of horses being neglected or abandoned.
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Pony found wandering the streets becomes Christmas star
The pony learned the finishing times of the local school and would take himself to wait at the gates each day in the hope of finding food
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Man jailed with lifetime ban after rescue of 33 horses
The man pleaded guilty to 25 offences relating to 33 horses and donkeys
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10-year ban for owners after foal dies in ‘squalid’ conditions
Seven emaciated horses were also rescued from the same location
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Two rescue ponies’ ‘antics’ inspire new children’s book series
‘When I saw them both on the website they were so adorable and reading about the bond they have inspired me’
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Rescue pony found in a shipping container excels in British Dressage
Spike has qualified for the British Dressage winter regionals in February 2019
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Abandoned foal found in freezing field goes on to compete in British Eventing
Lucas was found still feeding from his emaciated mother who was in foal again
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Rescued pony attends church with new owner
Titus was rescued by the RSPCA in March 2016 as part of a herd of abandoned horses, who were thin, had overgrown hooves and suffering with lice and worms
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Pupils welcome new equine classmates
A school has provided a home for six of the charity’s ponies
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Can you believe these were all rescue cases? 6 rescue ponies who wowed at Equifest
Some of them will also be needing new homes in the near future...
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Frozen rescue foal becomes Equifest champion
Frodo was found in a pile of mouldy hay unable to stand, but has now become a showing champion
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Equestrians’ views on rehoming rescue horses revealed
A poll on horseandhound.co.uk has highlighted readers’ views on taking on a former rescue case
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Rescue pony fulfils owner’s Hickstead dream
The pony was found abandoned as a yearling and has now blossomed into a much-loved riding pony thanks to patience and training by his rehomer
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Young horse dumped in Nan’s back yard
World Horse Welfare fears the incident could be the start of a new trend
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Irish rescue donkeys ‘living the dream’ on the Continent
“It is a rags to riches donkey story, especially for the two abandoned boys”
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‘The nightmare’s over, old girl’: elderly mare rescued from violent thugs
The horse has been named Beauty as ‘she’s surely never been told she’s beautiful’
