Windamere Horse Haven

05/05/2025

It’s a very sad day here at Windamere

Last night we lost Comet to colic and he went over the rainbow bridge.

He had two visits from Equus Veterinary Services in the afternoon and later last night, where it was clear we had to give him his wings.

One of the favorite horses with our volunteers, he was rehabilitated from crippling laminitis and terrible teeth, into a happy friendly pony with the most soulful kind eyes.

Rest in peace old boy. You will be missed.

03/05/2025

Today we held our annual sponsor and volunteer bbq day. With a horsemanship and bodywork demonstration by Equine Bodywork and Training

The weather was beautiful, fantastic food and great to meet old and new sponsors.

Thank you to all our sponsors and volunteers for their ongoing dedication and support of Windamere and our mission to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome horses.

Thank you also to Woodside Butchers for donating the sausages for the day.

01/05/2025

It’s almost the weekend…. Which will it be??

29/04/2025

Chilli has her halter off - she can now be caught in her training yard, so we can give her nose a bit of a break from the rubbing that her halter was giving her.

27/04/2025

Petra has been adopted!

Her loving new home will continue to build her trust with humans. She has a paddock mate Nugget to boss around too so shes all happy!

25/04/2025

Junior has been adopted!

Enjoy your new life and home handsome boy

24/04/2025

22/04/2025

Bruce has started his work with Chilli to begin building trust.

Time to get the dreadlocks out!

17/04/2025

Welcome to Windamere Chilli.

She’s a 15yo thoroughbred mare who needs to learn to trust humans again.

With the sale of her home she had no options left.

15/04/2025

Yep!

11/04/2025

Hi, Pebbles here

Im still in my sand yard but last week we had a new lot of sand delivered to make my tootsies more comfortable. It’s nice and soft and makes me look all yellow like a banana. Yuck!

Last week the vet lady came to see me. She stole more of my precious blood and I told her she was naughty. Sorry about that. Oops.

My insulation levels were down to normal from the machine they tested it in when they were here so the ertugliflugziwugziflossyflozin is doing its stuff. It only took a few minutes to test (once they had my blood haha) how cool is that.

Today they told me that I am a cushion horse this year. I think that means that I am white and fluffy and square shaped. But I don’t think they would try to sleep on me, I might tell them they are naughty too if they try.

I am starting a tablet tomorrow to make me less like a cushion, and hopefully my hooves won’t hurt anymore after.

Despite me not liking vets, I am thankful to Equus Veterinary Services for being so patient with me and for getting me one of their free tests for the cushions, which saved my rescue people lots of dollars which they can now spend on other stuff for me.

Peace out
Pebs

06/04/2025

We are very grateful for the ongoing donation of rugs, tack and other horsey stuff at our drop off locations around the hills.

These donations are a crucial part of our rescue, with donated goods either being used for the horses in care, or sold for fundraising to pay for hay, feed, farrier and vet expenses.

Dropoff locations are at

Horseland Mt Barker
Marlborough Park Saddlery
Kersbrook Hardware and fodder
Hooves Paws & Claws St Agnes and One Tree Hill
and at our base at Mt Torrens

We do ask that donations are servicable and usable. Items that are moldy, soiled with manure, cockroaches or are torn to pieces are not able to be used or sold, and we have to pay to dispose of these items. Please help us and our volunteers by disposing of these items in your regular hard waste collection.