Our new foal has a name!

‘Little Nev’ 

We love it! Thanks so much to everyone who took time to suggest a name for him.  

Congratulations to Ben from Great Yarmouth for coming up with the winning name. Ben and his family now have the chance to visit Little Nev and his mum Nia, meet the team caring for him and take home some Mare and Foal Sanctuary goodies. 

Saskia Joesbury, the Sanctuary Manager at Beech Trees where the foal lives says: ‘We were overwhelmed with all the interest and fantastic name suggestions for this little one. As soon as we saw the name “Nev” we smiled – somehow it suited his character and playful nature. We liked the idea of his name starting with an “N” because his dam and sister are called “Nia” and “Netty”. We loved “Neo”, but it sounds a bit too much like “Nia”. And we thought “Nemo”, “Noah”, “Nadeem”, “Nelson”, “Nickle”, “Nado”, “Nifty” and “Norman” were sweet too. We were very nearly swayed by “Nugget”, but every time we look at him, we all see a “Little Nev”.  

‘Thank you so much to everyone who’s been following his progress. We’ve got lots more to share about his birth; from the difficulties Nia had allowing him to suckle and the worries we all shared in the first few weeks, to his development and training now. We’ve had team members on a shift pattern working around the clock. He’s such a joy to be around and we love watching him grow stronger every day.’ 

Keep following us for a behind-the-scenes look at Little Nev’s first month…a new film is coming soon.