HP Re-Home

The aim of Hope Pastures is to be able to rescue horses and ponies in distress. Some of the animals, who have a disability, will probably be with us all their lives, but other animals who are fit and well we hope to be able to re-home. Apart from the expense, every fit and healthy horse we have in one of our stables means there is one less stable for someone who really needs it. If you think you could give a good, safe and caring home to one of our animals currently up for re-homing please let us know.

Please remember, these horses go out on loan with you. Legally the animal will always belong to the sanctuary. If you have any questions, please contact us

Minimum requirements for loan homes.
For us to consider you as a potential loan home for one of our horses/ponies we ask that you can fulfill these requirements:
Experience at loaning or owning an equine or being fully involved in the day to day care and commitment of this.
Experience at dealing with health problems promptly and correctly should the need arise.
Ability to insure the horse for vets fees and public liability insurance or the finances to fully afford vets fees should they occur.
Preferably private land with shelter, clean fresh drinking water available at all times, stable/barn or suitable outbuilding available in case the pony needs to be enclosed at any time due to illness or vet visits etc.
Daily turnout on safe, well fenced land.
Company of other equines (donkey, pony or horse) always available except for short periods ie when a horse is being ridden out.
Regular vet checks, dental every 6 months for an elderly horse,every 12 months for horses under 14 years.
regular hoof trimming /shoing every 10-12 weeks at least.
Full dietery requirements met and forage (hay or grass) available at all times.
Calm, patient and kind handling at all times.
Loanees should also contact Hope Pastures immediately if the animals becomes ill or is involved in an accident or is stolen, and if advice is needed on any matter.
Hope Pastures reserve the right to visit the animal without prior notice to check on his/her progress and well being.

Jessie and Emma are 2 of our recent rescues and need a new home. Emma is a registered Welsh Mountain Pony and Jessie is a New forest pony. They are approximately 10-12 years old, passported, vaccinated and microchipped. We would prefer them to go together and although they aren't ridden they are healthy so can begin training, or would make nice pets . Both are Good in all ways to handle except that Jessie is a little frightened of the vet. Please contact us for more details, thanks.

Harvey
My name is Harvey and I am a very handsome gray pony , I came here when my rider grew too big for me so I am now looking for a new home with a pony friend and a new jockey to exercise me.
I am 15 years old and don’t much like to be caught, I sometimes give in for a bucket of treats though! Also I have been badly treated in the past so it takes me a while to learn to trust people.

Lucky
Hi my name is Lucky and a I am a 9 month old welsh mountain pony gelding. I came to Hope Pastures with my mum after we were abandoned and left roaming on the roads, we were very scared and hungry and my mum was very thin with long hooves.
I am looking for a special home with other young ponies to run and play with as at Hope Pastures i have no playmates and I'm lonely, and my mum is expecting another foal so she tells me off when i try to suckle from her or play.
Young foals like me need friends to frolic with and learn how to behave like a proper pony, the humans who look after me are worried that I will get depressed and sad if I don't get a new home soon.
I love to be tied up and groomed all over and i stand very still for this, i am learning to pick up all 4 hooves and am doing well, I love cuddles and having my ears rubbed and i'm friendly and easy to catch. Everybody who meets me says I'm so handsome and special with my blue eyes and pretty face.
Please let Hope Pastures know if you are interested in fostering or adopting me , I would love a second chance after my bad start in life. I am microchipped, will be vaccinated soon and I'm passported and wormed.

George

UPDATE......
Oct 2009In February this year 'little' George was rehomed. At first all seemed to go well, then after an altercation with a pet sheep it was decided it was better if he came back to Hope Pastures. We had been looking to re home him ever since but during a 'routine' visit from the vet and farrier everything turned very nasty and George lashed out hurting himself, the vet and the farrier. The vet and farrier both agreed he was too dangerous to handle and should be put down. This is not what we do!. Sophie, our yard manager started to ask around for help with George and soon a reply came back from Julie at Positive Equine Partnerships in Cheshire who agreed to try to rehabilitate George with help from The Donkey Sanctuary's behaviorist, Ben Hart. They have made great strides already with George and you can follow his progress through a blog on their site .http://www.quarrystables.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rehabilitation

UPDATE......
Feb. 2009 Unfortunately, 'little' George was returned to us as his new loan home didn't work out. Whilst he got along well with the family's ponies and made good friends with 'Max',it was discovered that George was rather boisterous with the family's pet sheep and whilst trying to rough play with one of them he caused an injury to the sheep's leg, so the loaner wasn't comfortable having him around any longer.
It is such a shame as he was getting along great in most other respects, and when he came back and was unloaded from the trailer he had a look on his face as if to say 'what did i do wrong?'
However he has settled well in his paddock,and his behavior does seem a little more relaxed as we now feed him a special feed supplement which helps to calm him down.
We had George 'rig tested' when he got back to check that his behavior wasn't due to anything physical, and we were relieved when the teat results came back negative as if they were positive it could have meant a complicated operation.
We are now re-advertising George and are hoping a special person with the right experience and time to handle him will come along.
If you are interested please contact us to arrange a home visit George is a 13.1hh, 7-9 year old chestnut gelding. George is only available to loan as a ‘project pony’- to someone who is very experienced with nervous/difficult ponies and would like to help George regain his trust in humans. George was found as a stray and was in poor condition, he was seized by the police who organised an animal ambulance to bring him to safety, as he had been galloping up and down the main roads for so long that his joints had swollen and he was very footsore. With plenty of vet care and rest he was soon feeling back to normal but he has a lot of handling issues which we are working on as we slowly gain his trust.

George is quite good to lead and he is ok to catch once he gets to know you, however he dislikes being touched anywhere below his neck and will bite and move away to tell his handler he is uncomfortable. He is unwilling to pick his hooves up and he can be grumpy and bossy around food, for this reason we don’t hand feed him and we leave him in peace to eat his feeds. This is not naughty behavior, he is just anxious as he has been deprived of proper food in the past. George gets along well with other ponies who is his age and who are not too submissive .Because of his circumstances, any potential new carers will be asked to visit George a few times at Hope Pastures to get to know him, before we can let him go to his new home. All potential homes will be checked and his chosen new carers will be asked to sign a loan agreement. Hope Pastures will need to visit him regularly to check on his progress & our loan ponies are only re homed within a 30 mile radius

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