CHARITY
“ latest arrival is Lauder, a beautiful gentle giant ex-police horse who has settled very well and leads the other horses in every night into their stables.”
Touchdown Memorial Home for Horses “I didn’t know you were here!” If Touchdown Memorial Home for Horses, a charity caring for rescued horses in the Moray hills, had a pound for every time someone made this statement, they would not need to worry about funds ever again. Yet Touchdown Memorial Home for Horses, a registered charity set up in Shropshire 23 years ago and operating in Scotland for fourteen years, nestles in the beautiful hills and is home to twelve horses ranging from ponies to Clydesdales, age four to thirty six. They come from a range of backgrounds including racing, eventing, showjumping and showing. Their latest arrival is Lauder, a beautiful gentle giant ex police horse who has settled very well and leads the other horses in every night into their stables. When the charity moved here from Shropshire they started building the equestrian centre and have now created a wonderful facility with four arenas, forty acres of post and rail fenced 16
paddocks, twelve large airy indoor stables fitted with rubber flooring, staff facilities and a nature trail. Two permanent staff are employed who provide excellent care for the horses ably assisted by a dedicated group of volunteers and trustees. The setting allows horses to go out for walks on lanes and roads and enjoy the peaceful woodland and moorland safely. The charity’s team are delighted to have gained British Horse Society accreditation, being the first charity in Scotland to achieve this. The horses are accompanied on site by ex battery hens Rachel, Rebekah, Susannah, Deborah, Ruth and Naomi who are loving their new lives and by part wildcat Aoife. There are some real characters amongst the horses including Roisin who has beautiful blue eyes and loves to break fences; Cyd who is a natural leader but is always lost; Dave who is a successful ex racehorse and the star of the yard; Reaping who is a long-legged supermodel and adores Dave; Sasha who is always the model for
