Touch Down Memorial Horses

CHARITY: TOUCH DOWN NEW INDOOR ARENA

“If you don’t like the weather in Scotland, wait five minutes” is the advice of a popular saying. Now at Touchdown Memorial Home for Horses, successful horse charity and therapy centre in the Moray hills, you do not need to wait as their new indoor school is ready to receive you: throwing open its doors in a Grand Opening on Saturday 2nd October. As well as the chance to see the indoor school and plan how you will use it to school your horses and have lessons, clinics and rallies, there will be a variety of interesting demonstrations both horse related and general. We hope to have the Mounted Police demonstrating with their amazing brave horses, one of whom, Lauder, is cared for here at Touchdown in his retirement. We also plan to have a demonstration of Intelligent Horsemanship and of horse physiotherapy, all essential tools used in the rehabilitation of rescue horses at Touchdown. There will also be plenty to see and do for non horsey friends and family: we have invited speakers from the RAF, beer and whisky production, stunt and vaulting riders and the fire brigade. Most importantly there will be ample food and drink available: tea and homemade cake; hot food and something sweet. The horses themselves will be the stars of the show: guided tours of the site and stables will be available where you can meet the amazing horses who all have their own story to tell of hardship overcome. You can see the work the horses do in Equine Facilitated Therapy and meet ex battery hens now working as therapy chickens, Lidwina and Ceitidh. They may let you cuddle them! You may see part wildcat Aoife who despite her wild looks is very affectionate. On and around the site are buzzards, kestrels, badgers, deer and red squirrels. Enjoy the amazing views on a nature walk. The team at Touchdown Memorial Home for Horses are keen to welcome you. For further details please see their website www.touchdownmhh.org or visit their Facebook page Touchdown Memorial Home for Horses.