Redwings Horse Sanctuary was established in 1984 and today has grown
to be the largest horse charity in the UK, working to save horses, ponies,
donkeys and mules whose future would otherwise be bleak.
Every year we provide a safe, secure home for rescued animals who, through
no fault of their own, have fallen upon difficult times and are in great
need of our help and care. Many suffer as the result of ignorance but
others are the victims of deliberate neglect or cruelty. Whatever their
story, we do everything within our power to help them.
In a typical year Redwings seeks to positively intervene in the lives of
around 2,400 horses, ponies, donkeys and mules. This figure is made up of 1,200
needing specialised sanctuary care, investigations into the care and welfare of
700 horses, the admission of approximately 200 to the Sanctuary’s Equine Centres,
the rehabilitation of up to 175 with behavioural problems and the provision of a
caring foster home for 125 horses with the potential for life outside the Sanctuary.
