Some of the horses who arrive at HorseWorld have known hunger and neglect. Once they're here, we make them a promise. They will be safe. They will be cared for. And they will never go hungry.
This winter, we need your help to keep that promise.
Summer 2026 was a record breaker with red weather warnings and the hottest summer on record. The prolonged drought devasted our main horse feed – grass! It simply didn’t grow from late June until September. Whilst we had prepared as well as we could and cut 80 bales of hay, nothing prepared us for the temperatures we faced or the amount of hay that we needed to feed to supplement the lack of grass.
But now Winter is coming and we are going to need a lot more hay. Every farmer is in the same boat, so the price of hay is increasing. We’ve estimated our hay bill alone will be £28,200 this year.
So we are asking for you help to fill our barn and help fill our ponies tummies.
We need: 362 big bales of hay
We made: 80 bales
We feed: 2 bales a day
We need: 282 MORE BALES
Estimated cost of a big bale of hay: £100
How your donation can help
Please, if you can, help us keep hay in the barns and hope in the fields.
£10
If 10 people donate £10, we can buy a whole big bale of hay
£25
Could feed approximately 12 horses for a day.
£50
Could buy half a big bale of hay
*Donations made to this appeal are made to HorseWorld's general funds and will be used where the need is greatest. This means any funds raised above what is needed for hay and feed will go towards the costs of caring for and rehabilitating over 100 rescued horses here at HorseWorld. Thank you for your support.