News

Education and sharing best equine welfare practice is at the very heart of all we do at The Mare and Foal Sanctuary, and we embrace learning partnerships, such as our collaboration with Hartpury University.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Rhodri Samuel as our new Chief Executive. Rhodri brings dynamic leadership and a wealth of experience to advance our mission of rescuing and providing lifelong sanctuary to horses and ponies in critical need across the South West of England. 

Merry Christmas!

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Work on our wonderful new High Intensity Welfare Unit at Coombe Park Equestrian and Education Centre in Totnes is progressing well and we’re pleased to share that all of the foundation groundwork was completed in the autumn.  

We’re counting the cost of Storm Darragh this morning after severe weather hit our sanctuary sites leaving a trail of storm debris, overturning wooden field shelters, bringing down trees and cutting power.

We are deeply indebted to Elise Pilkington Charitable Trust for generously offering The Mare and Foal Sanctuary a £10,000 grant for improvements to our Yelverton Moorland Rescue Facility. This funding will enable us to build extra stables, replace and install fencing, resurface our natural dirt stable and build an outdoor shelter.

As a Sanctuary dedicated to equine welfare, we’re passionate about educating young people. We work with more than 50 schools in the Southwest sharing key messages about the importance of the natural world and animal care.

Recently we invited these schools to learn more about an important Sanctuary story by sharing our unique short documentary film about the tumultuous first month of a newborn foal’s life.

Earlier this year we were alerted to a dangerous situation in South Devon where a young horse was being attacked by a stallion in a field herd. When we arrived, we could see that Dakota was severely injured. 

In late August we welcomed our newest arrival to The Mare and Foal Sanctuary.