21 Years of Equine Rescue and Rehoming Celebrated
On Sunday 19th June, World Horse Welfare Penny Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre celebrated 21 years on the Fylde coast with a fabulous fun day.
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ver 750 visitors came along to enjoy the fun children’s activities and of course meet the horses and ponies undergoing rehabilitation at the centre. “The theme of the day was ‘Superheroes’ which sums up every part of what we do – the team who rescue and rehabilitate the ponies, the volunteers, the rehomers, and also our supporters, without whom none of what we do would be possible,” explained Zoe Clifford, Centre Promotions Officer. “The event raised over £1,400 which will go directly to 178
help look after the horses in our care. We rely totally on fundraising, so we are truly grateful to everyone who came along and supported the day.” No party would be complete without birthday cake and this event demanded a double helping. “The coffee shop is famous for our homemade cakes, so a special event demanded something new. Phyllis, our cook, made two special cakes for our visitors: strawberry gateau and a chocolate cake complete with the World Horse Welfare logo,” said Zoe. “The ponies were also treated to a special cake made from sugar beet and oats and decorated with carrots and apples – farm mascot Yasmin wasted no time in tucking in.” Penny Farm currently has over sixty horses and ponies undergoing rehabilitation, with the grooms each
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responsible for up to eight horses and ponies, who all have their own individual needs. A group of unhandled Welsh Ponies arrived at the farm earlier this year after their owner had sadly passed away. The remaining family members weren’t able to manage such a large number of ponies and, very sensibly, asked for help before the situation deteriorated. All of the group were unhandled and terrified of people, so it took hours of careful attention from our team to get them to a stage where they were confident with human contact. This is the very first stage of the rehabilitation process and the team is now in the process of assessing their future potential before finding them loving new homes via our rehoming scheme. As is all too often the case, it soon became apparent that several of the mares in the group were in foal and www.lancmag.com
