Remembering Freddie
Very sad news to bring today as we have said goodbye to our superstar pony Freddie. Little Freddie had been a part of our family for many years, he came to live with us when his owner’s ill health had left them struggling to give him the care he was used to. Freddie was a…
Fun Dog Show this Sunday!
Come along to our fabulous annual Fun Dog Show taking place on the 24th September which will be run by Tailwaggers Dog Club. This event will be from 10.30am – first class 11am – until 3.00pm There are many exciting classes which your furry friend could take part in. There are fantastic prizes to be…
Can you hack it for Hope Pastures?
Hack out for our ponies who can’t. Can you raise money for Hope Pastures by hacking with your horse for 50 miles throughout August? https://bit.ly/3Q7QY4Q Many horses and ponies who come to Hope Pastures may never have experienced the joy of riding open trails and bridleways with a human that loves them. In August it would be…
Winning raffle ticket numbers
Everyone is a winner. Even if you didn’t win one of the fabulous prizes, you are still a winner because your money will go towards the welfare of the animals in our care. Without further ado, here are the winning numbers… 01413 0795 01786 02773 00850 00633 01403 02363 02045 02628 00663 00919 01159 01001…
Summer Fayre success
After a wonderful day at our Summer Fayre, despite the wind and a little bit of rain, we would like to take the time to say a massive thank you to everyone that came and supported the event, to the wonderful staff and volunteers that ran the event and to the sponsors of our Summer…
Well, look who’s home!
Thanks to the amazing care of Gemma and her team at Rainbow Equine Hospital, Buddy and Twinkle arrived back at Hope Pastures this afternoon. On leaving Rainbow, Buddy’s ultrasounds showed clear, and he is responding to antibiotics, and you can see in the photos that they’ve found a new bond of mother and foal love.…
The new boy- Dobby
Last week we took another lovely rescue pony into our care. Meet Dobby Dobby was initially rescued from a horrific location in the same field as Freya and Apache, two other Hope Pastures ponies who were seriously ill when we took them in a few years ago. The field was filled with deceased and very…
Buddy update 19-06-23
Thank you so much for your donations to Buddy and Twinkle. This will help us pay the medical bill, which is expected to be in the thousands. This morning we received fantastic news from Rainbow Equine Hospital. Following immediate care from them, little Buddy is responding well to IV fluids and antibiotics. He is bright,…
Buddy update 18-06-23
After a really promising few days, Buddy is currently very unwell with pneumonia at Rainbow Equine Hospital. We had found a foster mare, and things were heading in the right direction, and Buddy was drinking from her well. Buddy has been getting around-the-clock care and regular temperature checks. We noticed a rise in his temperature…
We all need a little Buddy
Meet Buddy the Orphan foal Buddy is only a few weeks old and sadly his mum passed away last week. This is a truly devastating and sad situation, for the mare, the foal and everyone involved. The bond between mother and foal is so magical and so strong, when the bond is broken it’s truly…
Two new girls join our adoption scheme
We are proud to say that we have two new girls joining our adoption scheme, Rose and Castle. You can find out more about these two half-sisters on our adoption scheme page
Raising the Roof
We need your help to get the ponies a new roof for their stables! The wind, rain and recent winter snow saw a dramatic end to our upper yard stable roof, leaving us with a substantial bill of £10,000 to provide a replacement! So many of our equines have vulnerabilities – sickness, age, lameness, and…
2022 round up
Happy new Year to all our supporters, volunteers, staff and our trustees. 2022 has been another really busy year with lots of horses and ponies needing our help. Our residents on site have also required a lot of special care and training, which we always provide to our best abilities. We have 23 animals on…
Well done Kerry
Anyone who has visited our Hope Pastures Tack Sales & Live Auctions will know that it’s run by an amazing group of volunteers. Led by Sarah, Tracie, Kerry, and Hannah, sort, clean, and resell used tack donated by members of the public to raise much-needed funds for Hope Pastures. Now Kerry has been recognised for…
We three foals
Meet our latest arrivals. Foals Badger, Bear and Sunny are three foals who needed a safe place to go for various reasons so we were happy to be able to help them. Badger and Bear are really nervous and unsocialised after a bad start in life. They are getting braver day by day and learning…