We have been making a difference to the lives of horses, ponies and foals for over 30 years. This year we are raising £600,000 for a very special project a new high intensity welfare unit for our rescued horses and ponies with ongoing health care needs.

This video will give you an insight into why this project is needed and how your support could make a real difference to our most vulnerable horses and ponies by helping us build them a permanent, purpose-built home. We hope that building work will commence this summer.

A permanent legacy for our 30th anniversary

This new home will replace the American Barn which was demolished in 2020 due to subsidence on our site and will accommodate horses and ponies in need following the closure of our South Manor Sanctuary near Newton Abbot in 2021. The new barn will house horses and ponies whose needs mean that they cannot easily be cared for elsewhere.

The Rosemary Kind Barn

We will be calling this new building the Rosemary Kind Barn in memory of our founder who died earlier this year. We think this will be a fitting way to commemorate Rosemarys work and her vision of sanctuary for life for the smallest, weakest and most easily overlooked equines.

A safe space

The barn will contain 15 stables that can house 25 horses and ponies. We will also create crew barns which will allow some of the ponies to be housed together in small groups instead of in individual stables. This promotes natural herd behaviour and allows mutual grooming and more interaction. Each stable will have direct access to the fields which will make it easier for ponies with laminitis and other hoof-related conditions.

We received full planning permission for this project in April and the estimated cost for the build is approximately £600,000. Your support will allow us to progress the build and give a permanent home to equines with ongoing, manageable health issues.

We are raising funds for a high intensity welfare unit at our Coombe Park Equestrian and Education Centre. If for any reason we cant progress with this project or there are surplus funds left over, we will use your donations to fund the general activities of the Mare and Foal Sanctuary, including the rescue and care of our horses and ponies.