A cull of horses could be the last resort, say charities
Six thousand more horses could need charities' help this winter - but welfare organisations are dangerously close to capacity
Six thousand more horses could need charities' help this winter - but welfare organisations are dangerously close to capacity
Nineteen-year-old Jed has retired to The Horse Trust after 10 years service with The Royal Parks Agency
A retired horse from the Household Cavalry has died at the ripe age of age twenty-five
Quest, who was rescued from a field in Bedfordshire last week, has been described by The Horse Trust as "one of the worst cases of animal neglect" the charity has seen
Leading horse welfare charities are seeing almost a threefold increase in abandoned horses this year
One of their last job's was policing the summer riots in Manchester. They will spend the rest of their lives at a horse sanctuary.
Lameness is the most common reason for older horses to be put down, according to new research funded by The Horse Trust
Vernon the police horse is retiring following 18 years service patrolling the streets of London
The London International Horse Show has helped The Horse Trust celebrate it's 125th anniversary by naming it their official charity
The UK's tallest police horse, Thames Valley Police's 18.3hh Titan, is spending time at The Horse Trust in the hopes he can recover from the arthritic complaint ringbone
The Horse Trust equine welfare charity is celebrating its 125th anniversary this month with a series of events
Denzil, a 19-year-old, 17.2hh dark bay gelding, has spent the last six years working for the Light Cavalry Honourable Artillery Company in Windsor, taking part in ceremonial duties and teaching people to ride
Dickens (above left) has retired to The Horse Trust’s Home of Rest for Horses after working for Greater Manchester police for 15 years
The 14.3hh skewbald mare had worked at the New Yatt RDA in North Leigh, West Oxfordshire since 1992
The Horse Trust in Buckinghamshire will be open to the public on Fridays and weekends only during the rest of the winter
New Forest pony Breeze moved to the Home of Rest in Buckinghamshire last year on retirement from the HRA, but developed a painful eye condition earlier this month and had to be put down
The Horse Trust's open farriery competition took place over the weekend of 6 November at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Barkis, a former Greater Manchester Police horse, has been put to sleep aged 20 last week.
Jeanette Allen has succeeded Brig Paul Jepson as chief executive of the welfare charity
The charity is looking for volunteers based in Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire to help with its rehoming scheme