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…
It is with heavy hearts and a lump in our throats that we tell you, one of our Adoption Stars, Jigily, was euthanised in December. We have spent the last few weeks telling those who have adopted Jigily this last year, directly. Jigily has been a much-loved member of the Bransby Horses’ family, having been…
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…
It has been a difficult time for Bransby Horses recently, as the team is still dealing with the challenges the floods have presented. The autumn and winter of 2019 have also seen lots of characters reaching the end of their lives, as their health conditions deteriorated. You may not know them all but here are…
Today we’d like you to vote for us to be granted up to £25,000! By clicking on a link and answering 7 quick questions, you can put us in with the chance of winning some very much appreciated money towards helping equines in need, all thanks to SEIB. The deadline for applications is only days…
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…
In the aftermath of an exceedingly challenging ten day stretch the flood waters have finally started to recede. The effects on the grazing land might not be as apparent as when they were underwater but the damage is significant and long lasting. The recent floods at the Bransby Horses site has put into motion a…
Having been hit with unprecedented rain over the last week, Bransby Horses has faced losing at least 40% of its invaluable land for many months to come. With over 450 horses, ponies, donkeys and mules on its Bransby site the floods have already meant the urgent moving of over 100 equines to dry temporary areas….
