The Racehorse Sanctuary
The charity was founded in March 2006 by Graham Oldfield and Sue Collins with a nucleus of horses including the late much-loved Moorcroft Boy.
£372raised in the last 12 months
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Our main appeal
The Racehorse Sanctuary General Appeal for Support
They cannot all be winners but they spend their lives trying. Thoroughbred horses are amazingly versatile athletes with so much to give after racing.
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Donate Messages from supporters
My neighbour died suddenly and he liked Horse Racing and thought it would be an appropriate thing to do in his memory.
My neighbour died suddenly and he liked Horse Racing and thought it would be an appropriate thing to do in his memory.
Earlier I was reading about American racehorses being slaughtered in South Korea which made me very mad and upset. I wanted to help racehorses in the Uk so here I am xxx
Thank you for caring for these amazing animals.
To help support the wonderful work you do sorry it can't be more
These wonderful animals deserve a good retirement
Whilst these super horses are in the best possible place for them it costs a lot of money to carry out this work. They more than deserve a happy, healthy future.
In loving memory of my brother's horse Jackson who will have to be put down this coming Tuesday.
I have made this donation I wanted to help the charity with their horses. I also hope they get lots of donations for this appeal.
I am donating instead of paying postage for Christmas cards. I have a much loved ex racehorse and greatly admire your amazing work with these beautiful noble creatures who so deserve a loving life after racing.
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About The Racehorse Sanctuary
The aims and objectives of The Racehorse Sanctuary are the rescue, rehabilitation, retraining and rehoming of thoroughbred horses, particularly ex-racehorses, on a lifetime basis; providing long-term care for animals that are not suitable for rehoming; raising awareness of the career opportunities available to ex-racehorses; and providing advice to owners on the care ex-racehorses, particularly those with racing-related issues and to address the problems of older animals. The charity seeks to implement welfare policies widely recognised as setting the highest industry standards.
For otherwise sound horses, who cannot be ridden, including former brood-mares, we have worked to identify and fulfil demand for companion horses. We have trialled the use of foster homes as part of the process of finding long term homes for our horses. Our work to rehabilitate ex-racehorses facing challenging issues has been recognised by the support we have received to establish The Peter O’Sullevan High Dependency Unit, opened in 2017 by Patron Jilly Cooper.
The small percentage of our horses, who cannot be rehomed but are capable of a good quality of life in our care are given Sanctuary at our working base: The Stable Yard @ Mulsey Farm in West Sussex. This facility has been the subject of extensively refurbishment thanks to a generous benefactor.