Racehorse Sanctuary Launches Key Fundraising Campaign in Uncertain Times

Equestrian News :: Everything Horse

West Sussex-based equine charity the Racehorse Sanctuary has launched their latest fundraising campaign in what they have called uncertain times.

The Racehorse Sanctuary was set up in 2006 with the aim of giving ex-racehorses the time and specialist attention they need to thrive in a new life. Whether that means being assessed, re-schooled and then rehomed in a timely fashion, or having ample time to get over physical or emotional issues, they all get the time they need.

The team that run the Racehorse Sanctuary, headed up by co-founders Graham Oldfield and Sue Collins, take the time to get into a horse’s head. The Peter
O’Sullevan High Dependency Unit was opened to take in the most complicated and injured horses that require extensive rehabilitation to recover.

The costs of taking this approach are very much higher than they are when the aim is simply to match a horse with a lifetime keeper. In some cases, if a horse is happy and settled at the Racehorse Sanctuary and a safe home cannot be found for them, they will stay at the Sanctuary for life. The veterinary bills of diagnosing, treating and then providing ongoing support to the residents of the Racehorse Sanctuary are eye-wateringly high. In the case of their poster boy Warrior, pictured below, even after five years with the charity he still needs veterinary checks and specialist farriery to stay well.

Meeting the costs of caring for sick and injured horses is a very real and never-ending challenge. This spring the Racehorse Sanctuary desperately need generous donors like you to support our work rehabilitating and rehoming former thoroughbred racehorses. As the whole world faces uncertain times ahead, these old campaigners of the racecourse will still need feed, care and veterinary attention.

The Racehorse Sanctuary will not give up on its sick and injured horses, where they have the prospect of a good quality of life in their care. The charity is urging people to donate what they can to help, even in such uncertain times: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/sickandinjuredhorses

Suzanne Ashton

Suzanne Ashton, Founder of Everything Horse (Est, 2012), has a BA Hons in Marketing Management and a Diploma in Equine Science. Suzanne has ridden and owned horses all her life and has twelve years of experience in marketing, writing, design, SEO, and website creation.