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The aim of Hope Pastures is to be able to rescue horses and ponies in
distress. Some of the animals like Willow, 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.
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Cairo and Bryan
UPDATE......
Cairo and Bryan have both been found a good home together. |
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Bella
UPDATE......
June 21st 2010 was a sad day at Hope Pastures as we had to say goodbye to another resident. Bella, who was quite new to the sanctuary had to be put to sleep as she became severely ill with liver damage. |
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Grace
UPDATE......
Grace has now found a loving new home. |
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Gypsy
UPDATE......
Gypsy has now found a loving new home.
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Rosie and Toddy
UPDATE......
Toddy has now found a loving new home
Rosie is a very pretty Welsh Section A mare who is 10 years old. She was rescued from the meat market along with some other foals when she was 6 months old. The family who bought them gradually re-homed the other ponies and were left with Rosie, who had become very overweight. When they could no longer care for her they asked us to take her and she has settled in well with Toddy. Rosie has never been ridden due to her nervous nature, she is good to lead, tie up and groom but can spook easily and become worried. She is good with the farrier if somebody calm holds her and she is handled kindly.
Due to Rosie’s weight we are looking for a home with restricted grazing and with someone who is aware of the risks of laminitis, and who can continue to monitor their weight and provide them with soaked hay in winter.
All potential homes will be vetted and will be subject to a loan agreement and regular visits from Hope Pastures. All our loan ponies are only re homed within a 30 mile radius of Leeds. |
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George
UPDATE......
Oct 2009 In 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 rehome 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 behaviourist, 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 visitGeorge 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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UPDATE......
Hope-Bluebell has now been sucsessfully re-homed. See 'On loan' for more details
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