What We Do
We are an equine and welfare charity in north Leeds whose aim is to rescue, rehabilitate, re-home or offer residency to horses, ponies and donkeys who may otherwise end up neglected, or are already suffering from neglect. What we do is offer help and support to equines in the community, and monitor the living conditions and situations of animals that give cause for concern. Often, animals who are taken in by us are heading on a downward spiral in their lives and desperately need intervention before things get worse for them.
Rescue & Welfare
Our centre is run by a small team of skilled and experienced staff and supported by a dedicated group of valued volunteers. Our qualified and experienced welfare staff are trained to assess animals in the community who are ‘at risk’. This can be horses with untreated health issues, ones living in unsuitable environments, those whose owners lack the finances and experience to provide proper care for their animals, owners who have passed away or those who are likely to end up ultimately being passed around from dealer to dealer, from home to home, their lives becoming worse by the week.
Rehabilitate
We have set up our site especially to benefit any equines who stay with us by enriching their environment with edible medicinal hedgerows, setting up a grazing system which allows the grass to grow naturally and stay in good condition, and setting up hard-standing areas to prevent mud and the related health and welfare conditions it can bring.
All our horses, ponies and donkeys are kept in as natural conditions as possible, always allowing them the important ‘3 F’s. Friends, Forage and Freedom.
Animals with behavioural problems come to us to receive kind, ethical training and various therapies. To meet the needs of the animals in our care and return them to good health and happiness, we utilise the expertise of physiotherapists, massage therapists and bodyworkers, equine dentists, veterinarians, farriers, and nutritionists.
Rehome
Ideally, they will be placed in ‘forever’ loan homes, where they will receive the one-to-one attention and interaction that is so beneficial in a private home.
We regularly check in on them, receive updates, and consistently offer help and advice when needed. If the loan fails for any reason, we are always available to accept the animal back into our care, ensuring their future is safeguarded.
If, for any reason, usually physical, behavioural or health reasons, the animal can not be rehomed, then they will live with us on site for the rest of their days and receive all the care and attention they need.
Community
We work also within the community, welcoming visitors on-site and sharing the healing and therapeutic benefits of being around equines.
We provide as much education as possible, with information boards placed around our site about equine care and welfare, sharing information on social media and in the community speaking to horse owners and helping them make changes to improve their horses’ lives.
