The Bransby Horses half term activity schedule brings to life horsey, heartfelt and creative things to do for the whole family. Following heavy flooding in 2019, the charity is starting 2020 with renewed hope for a busy year at their award-winning Visitor Centre. People from near and far can visit the charity site 362 days…

Bransby Horses have been inundated with kind donations of used postage stamps over the last few weeks. The charity needs more hands to help trim them before selling them on to raise funds for the charity’s welfare work with horses, ponies, donkeys and mules. These used stamps help the team give equines a second chance…

Bransby Horses and other member charities of the National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC) have collaborated to produce two practical guides; one to help horse owners find ways to cut costs without compromising on care and another on making the difficult decision to rehome a horse. Equine charities are continuing to receive large numbers of calls…

On Tuesday 7th January 2020, equine rescue and welfare charity, Bransby Horses, is moving 42 equines from their Bransby site to their site at Langworth as part of their Emergency Flood Crisis Campaign. The 800-acre site at Langworth was bought by the charity in 2018, to safeguard the charity’s future and was intended to be…

Mascara warning! Bransby Horses’ Christmas Message 2019, it’s 6 minutes long, so grab yourself a cuppa and enjoy! We wanted to create a film that had our staff’s amazing work ethic at its heart. This is never more evident than at this festive time of year when they come into work on Christmas Day, always…

In 2013, on the rolling hills of Manmoel Common in South Wales, a group of semi-feral mountain ponies roamed… The fly-grazing law is designed to stop the dumping of horses and ponies and for good reason. These animals often have numerous health issues including over-breeding, in-breeding (resulting in genetic diseases), poor weight management, dental issues…

Bransby Horses rescued Opal in 2013 when she was found abandoned in the Welsh mountains, shy and very nervous around people. This gentle and sweet pony first lived at the charity’s Stoke Prior site and was then moved to site at Bransby in 2018, where the team worked hard to gain her trust. Great news!…

The Donkey Sanctuary and Co-op Lincolnshire are just a couple of the organisations who have donated or offered their time to Bransby Horses in the last few weeks. Teams have helped with lots of jobs from sweeping yards and poo-picking to lending an expert hand with the equines, if individuals have the right expertise. Following…

Lincolnshire equine charity, Bransby Horses, has received hundreds of donations of items from their Amazon Wishlist in the last four weeks. Amongst the standing water, mud and grey weather on their site, bright new head collars, shiny new wheelbarrows and colourful brushes can be seen in the hands of yard teams busy caring for more…

Recent heavy flooding in Lincolnshire has meant equine charity, Bransby Horses, has had to cancel all of their Christmas events and activities this year.  But they are urgently appealing to people to carry on visiting the site. At the moment, the charity is welcoming a fraction of the number of visitors they have done in…

Last week, amidst the heavy flooding, knee-high mud and huge amounts of additional work needed to keep our teams and animals safe, we took a moment to remember our founder, Peter Hunt, who passed away 9 years ago on 15th November. Every ounce of energy we put into giving equines a second chance today, follows…

Laminitis is often thought of as a disease only affecting equines in the spring and summer, but did you know that Laminitis is still a risk at this time of the year?   During the day, grass uses the sunlight to produce sugars via photosynthesis. These sugars are then used overnight for grass growth.  Grass can…

Bransby Horses has created a new stand concept for Your Horse Live 2019. The national charity, which cares for hundreds of horses, ponies, donkeys and mules, is planning to recreate conditions from a real horse rescue and show the public how they can make a difference. The stand, nicknamed ‘Rags to Riches’, is created entirely…

This can be a stressful time of year for many households with animals, including families with equines. Why? Because of the many firework displays (public and household) taking place across the UK and the noise and lights they create. We all want to take time to celebrate during this time of year, so how can…

Last year, Bransby Horses were involved in a rescue with the RSPCA and other equine charities across the UK to rescue a number of Arab horses being kept in very poor conditions.  Ryan Rouse, Head of External Welfare at Bransby Horses was present at the rescue:  “The horses were in such poor condition when we…