Natalie Clark is a volunteer for HorseWorld’s Communication Team, here she writes about a rescue that did not have a happy ending.
On Wednesday 16th December HorseWorld were called out to a neglected horse near Severn Beach that had been abandoned in a field full of scrap metal. The horse had a severe deformity, which, although it could have been treated through box rest at birth, was so painful that the horse resisted putting weight on the leg and therefore sadly had to be put to sleep at the site. HorseWorld Groom Jodie Gold attended the case as her first rescue, “I was excited but at the same time unsure. When we arrived, it was awful and immediately we could see that she had a deformity. She looked, understandably, very sorry for herself.”

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Are you passionate about equine welfare? Would you like to have the experience of working alongside the team of dedicated HorseWorld grooms? To help raise vital funds for horses and ponies in need HorseWorld’s Equine Welfare Team are offering Groom For A Day Experience packages, great for a special birthday or Christmas gift!

Group of horses at HorseWorld

Your day will begin at 8.30 am when you meet the Equine Husbandry Team. They will show you how to mix up the feeds for the herds of horses who live on the 180 acre site. You will then go on the rounds: visiting each horse to dish out hay and breakfast, checking that they are happy and healthy and free from injury. The Husbandry grooms know every horse by name and can tell you about their history as you go around the site. This takes the whole morning.

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HorseWorld is a charity that is dedicated to rescuing mistreated and neglected horses and ponies, many of which go on to find loving homes either as riding or companion animals. We get a large number of calls each day, asking if we can recommend good riding stables and instructors to provide lessons to young and old alike. Here are some questions that you should consider when searching for the perfect place to learn to ride or to develop your existing riding skills.

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Rhea Phillips is a creative writing volunteer for HorseWorld. If you would like to find out about the range of volunteer opportunities, please call Frances Brown on 01275 832425.

At nine, (which due to trains is the time I arrived on the yard) and excited about the day ahead, Kayleigh, one of the equine husbandry grooms, asked me to take Bond Jovi and Admiral Jim out into their field near HorseWorld’s Head office.

Taking Bond Jovi first who is a flighty bay gelding I carefully walked past the gate and clip clopped onto the road.

Bond Jovi - ready to be turned out

Thankfully, we got to the gate with little incident and after closing the gate I unclipped his head collar and watched, with ears pricked, as he trotted off down the field to go and see his friends.

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Rhea Phillips is a creative writing volunteer for HorseWorld. If you would like to find out about the range of volunteer opportunities, please call Frances Brown on 01275 832425.

For Sasha Holden, HorseWorld’s Equine Training Manager, it wasn’t a question of getting into horses but of never getting out of them! Sasha had always ridden as a child, and after an eventful few years she decided to make her passion a full time job.

Sasha Holden with Railly

She trains the horses who come through HorseWorld, helping them to overcome their fears and past experiences to enable them to have a healthy and happy life. Many of the horses who come to HorseWorld, need some TLC to get them back on their feet and some retraining to get them back in the game so they can be successfully loaned out and lead an active lifestyle, or even just be a well mannered companion.

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