Bransby Horses is delighted to announce that its Legacy Case Administrator, Mel Banham, has won a Crispin Ellison Bursary Award. The 2018 Bursary Award will meet the costs of studying for the Certificate in Charity Legacy Administration (CiCLA), plus the cost of a year’s membership of the Institute of Legacy Management (ILM). The bursary aims to…

Serenity arrived at Bransby Horses in January 2018 at the request of the RSPCA and the Police as it was evident, following veterinary opinion, she was suffering and her welfare was compromised. Serenity was reported on a cold winter’s day after she had been found collapsed in a field and unable to stand by herself…

Honour, Passchendaele and Evelina have completed their quarantine period and have now moved to the Peter Hunt Yard! Having had a little time to settle and adjust to life on the farm, visitors are now finally able to meet the gentle giants. Passchendaele is still a very protective mother but is now happier they are…

Bransby Horses could not function without the help and support from its volunteers who dedicate their time. The charity has many volunteers who work alongside staff on the yard caring for the horses, in offices to provide admin support, in the café and helping at external and internal events to promote the work of the…

Unfortunately, no owner came forward to claim the stallion, Miles, who was found wandering along the A57 last week despite an appeal for information and he has now been signed over to the care of Bransby Horses. Miles continues to be well mannered and a pleasure to look after and is settling into his new…

A kind donation from MED Equus Ltd has saved Bransby Horses hundreds of pounds and will enable staff to maintain vital equipment in the Animal Reception Centre which is used to detect potentially life-threatening diseases and infections such as Strangles. MED Equus Ltd donated four endoscope cleaning brushes and a leak tester kit to enable…

In February 2018 a welfare concern was reported to Bransby Horses regarding a group of seven horses in the Doncaster area that were underweight and had no access to food or water. When welfare officers investigated, they also found a stallion in the field and foal that had unfortunately died. The group were identified as…

Bransby Horses received a call from a member of the public on Saturday afternoon who had found a foal dumped on a public footpath in Gainsborough. The External Welfare Team rushed to collect the colt that was just a few hours old and seriously ill. Bertie, named by the kind person that found him and…

Bransby Horses, along with other equine charities and industry professionals, assisted The British Horse Society (BHS) at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, for a clinic on Tuesday 1st May 2018. The clinic was a great success and welcomed a total of 77 horses on the day, of which 28 were castrated and 68 were issued with a…

               Passchendaele, who came to Bransby Horses as part of a Multi-agency rescue in 2017 along with another Shire, Honour, gave birth to a beautiful filly, Evelina (above) in the early hours of Saturday morning. Both mare and foal are doing well and Passchendaele and Evelina are happily grazing with Honour, who is enjoying having a…

This week Blue left the Animal Reception Centre (ARC) following his negative results for infectious diseases and is now settling into life on the Main Yard. While at the ARC he has been castrated but due to age and size, has been a little swollen so needs a calm environment for a few weeks before…

Visit Bransby Horses on Sunday 29th April to have your photo taken with Lincoln City’s Checkatrade Trophy at the Visitor Centre (10am-2pm) for a suggested donation of just £1 per person. The Imps won the Checkatrade Trophy in front of 27,000 of their supporters despite going into the game as underdogs against a Shrewsbury Town…

A group of six ponies that were rescued last year have recently been signed over to Bransby Horses following a prosecution brought by the RSPCA. In February 2017, Bransby Horses, along with other equine welfare charities were called to assist the RSPCA in removing a group of more than 20 equines. Their owner was overrun…

On Friday 9th March Bransby Horses was called by members of the public and Humberside Police after an aged stallion had been found wandering dangerously close to the M180 and the A18, endangering his own life as well as motorists. The 14.2 piebald cob was more than accommodating when caught by the Police and seemed…

Spring is on its way and Bransby Horses has exciting activities planned for the Easter Holidays! Come and join in the fun with two Easter Egg Hunts and the old favourites: face painting, glitter tattoos and pony grooming. This Easter visitors also have the opportunity to meet the residents living at the charity, including the…