Defusing the timebomb – join us for a webinar exploring practical ways to combat wormer resistance
10 May 2022
We will be hosting a webinar on 26th May 2022 at 7.30pm with the anthelmintics (wormer) expert and British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) president elect, David Rendle. The webinar will…
Poo-pick-a-thon challenge for Highweek cubs
4 May 2022
On Monday 28th March, the 1st Highweek cubs took on a mighty poo-pick challenge to help raise money for rescued horses and ponies at the Mare and Foal Sanctuary. The average…
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill Update
8 April 2022
We are very pleased to join other animal welfare organisations in celebrating the passing of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) bill on 07 April 2022. The bill will become law later…
Mare and Foal Sanctuary accepted onto UK HETI Human Equine Interaction Register
8 March 2022
On 1 August 2022, we were delighted to learn that the Mare and Foal Sanctuary’s Equine Assisted Services have been accepted onto The UK HETI Human Equine Interaction Register (HEIR).…
Strangles Awareness Week
5 March 2022
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
25 February 2022
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
22 February 2022
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
21 February 2022
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
15 February 2022
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…