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Strangles Awareness Week

This week is Strangles Awareness Week and we are very proud to be supporting this important campaign. As some of you may know, last year we were involved in a…

Laser treatment for Chesney

Chesney is an 18-year-old chestnut pony. When she first arrived with us she was very scared. Whilst she is still a little nervous, her sweet nature has really started to…

Rebuilding after Storm Eunice

02.03.2022 UPDATE: Last week, we told you about the damage across the sanctuary that had been caused by Storm Eunice. This included a field shelter that had collapsed and another…

Training Tikka

Tikka is a skewbald moorland pony who was rescued in 2016 along with 16 others who were at risk of being destroyed by their owner. She was very uncomfortable around…

Sponsoring the National Equine Forum

We are delighted to share the news that we will be one of the official sponsors of the upcoming National Equine Forum (NEF) in March 2022. As we will both…

The Mare and Foal Sanctuary launches Exercise with Equines

We have launched a new equine assisted wellbeing programme for women and girls aged 16 and over at our Equestrian and Education Centre near Newton Abbot. The programme has been…

Yelverton youngsters celebrate Christmas with ponies at the Sanctuary 

Cubs and beavers brought presents to ponies at the Sanctuary this Christmas. Over 20 children from Walkham Valley Beavers and Cubs visited our Yelverton Sanctuary to fill stockings with enrichment…

In the spotlight with FEI Ride

In May we were joined by Fédération Equestre Internationale as part of their brand-new series RIDE. RIDE takes a deeper look into the equestrian world and explores the fascinating bond…

Putting pony welfare first at drifts and markets

You may have seen recent press coverage of welfare concerns around the pony sale at Chagford in Devon. The Mare and Foal Sanctuary has seen improvements in equine welfare standards…