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Racehorse Rehoming Centre - Registered Charity

We are Racehorse Rehoming Centre - we rescue, rehabilitate and rehome ex racehorses with the aim of giving them the future they deserve. WE DO NOT SELL HORSES.
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The charity is run by volunteers who dedicate time, expertise and love for these under-estimated equine athletes. Racehorse Rehoming is set in the village of Combe St Nicholas, near Chard on the edge of the Blackdown hills in South Somerset, within easy reach of the M5, Taunton 12 miles, A303 1 mile. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, our yard has a relaxing atmosphere, ideally suited to allow t

he horses the best possible start to their second phase of life. HORSES AVAILABLE ON PERMANENT LIFETIME LOAN ONLY

Run by volunteers, and totally reliant on donations and fundraising activities. The Centre receives no funding from any other welfare organisations. PLEASE PLEDGE £5 TO HELP US CONTINUE.

22/08/2024

Rest now darling Rosie.

We had to let our Rosie pony go at the weekend after a drastic downturn in her well being.
At somewhere around 35 years old (possibly a lot older) it was inevitable that at some point her Cushings, laminitis and age were going to take their toll on her small body.
Despite her obvious discomfort she was a sassy little girl right to the end.

She will be sorely missed by so many here, from volunteers, farrier, family, friends and our little visitors who absolutely adored her. No more will we have the sound of her yelling 4 times a day for her feeds....that became even louder if you were late in delivering them. Our lawn will now look a bit boring without the discs of grass that she spat out as she was unable to digest them, but still enjoyed grazing and sucking the juice out of.

Now reunited with her beautiful boyfriends KORAKOR and SUPREME GLORY (Alf) who was her devoted protector.

Thank you Rosie Pony, for the joy you brought into our lives.

11/05/2024

Well, finally we get to chain harrow and roll the fields, long overdue.
The horses are enjoying a few naked days whilst we are are not really enjoying the hair in every cleavage and crevice from grooming.
Rosie pony gets a new haircut, being a cushings sufferer she doesn't shed so we give her a helping hand .
Love is in the air for Timmy and pup Jackson. And our baby Robbins who took up residence in some rugs have hatched.
SPRING HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. YEH

06/05/2024

Today should have been a super joyous occasion, come rain or shine everyone would have been smiling and wishing our beautiful KORAKOR a super happy 30th.
Instead we will honour him with remembering the date this beautiful, funny, annoying and succesful racehorse was born into this world.
We miss you daily Kokopops, you brightened up the dullest of days and never failed to entertain us.
♥️💔💔💔❤️

23/02/2024

Do you know someone with a birthday coming up?

If so, we have got a rather special new range of horse themed e-cards for you! Go to https://www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/charities/racehorse-rehoming-centre/birthday, choose your favourite design (these and more are available), and make a donation of your choosing for the horses in our care!

Not only will you be helping the environment, you'll be saving yourself a trip to the shops whilst helping our horses too! It's a win-win!

In fact, we have beautiful horse themed cards for all occasions, check them out here https://www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/charities/racehorse-rehoming-centre

07/01/2024

With all this sad news recently we haven't even managed to share some wonderful news with you.....Jackson has gone home! Now, that is something to celebrate! 🎉

We are missing this lovely young lad loads, he's quite a character who always made us laugh! But, we are so happy he has found a really lovely home with Laura, who has followed his progress, and was smitten ever since he arrived in our care.

We are delighted to hear he is settling in very well and wish them very happy future together. ❤

06/01/2024

More sad news, this time about lovely Gary (Nayef Star), from his mum Ceri. Gary was 19 years old and orginally came to us as a 3 year old. 😒

"RIP Gary. I'm sorry I never got to the bottom of why you were sometimes a sweet softie and sometimes a terrifying wild beast. I do think the sweet softie was the real you.

There hasn't been a dull moment since we drove away from Racehorse Rehoming charity with him kicking in the back of a rented horsebox, 12 years ago.

We had lots of adventures back in the day. The Abney trip to Aberdyfi was particularly memorable, with an epic beach gallop.

He was unbeatable in the showjumping ring when he felt that way inclined; lots of fun at Hallamshire Riding Society. Since moving to Wales, he's mainly had a life of leisure, but he did have a few adventures when he was in the right frame of mind - a trip to the Ty Gwyn with me and Bobby, when we managed to get a space for them both in the car park, a beach ride with Bobby, and a cross country ride spring to mind. I even considered taking him to camp, but then the terrifying wild beast came back!

Sadly he sustained an injury in the field. After numerous vet visits, he was getting worse not better. His pain has now ended." 😢

RIP Gary, thank you Ceri for taking such great care of him for many years and giving hIm the life he deserved. Our deepest condolences go out to you. 💔

08/12/2023

Devasted doesn't even describe how we feel today. 💔

Today was one of the saddest days in the charities history as we lost our gorgeous Ginger Ninja Korakor (Kokes).

We try to take consolation in that he was a marvellous age, just 3 weeks short of his 30th birthday

We try to take consolation that we went doing what he loved best, prancing about with the sun on his gorgeous iridescent chestnut back.

We try to take consolation that it was quick and he looked so peaceful when we found him.

BUT, he was so full of life when we let him out this morning, it absolutely breaks our hearts that he was devoid of that life when we found him just 20 minutes later. 😢💔

Although we know he was a wonderful age, he didn't seem to know it, he was our Kokes that we have known and loved for many many years. We weren't ready, and although nature played its part, we are devastated that we didn't get a chance to say goodbye, or tell him how much we loved him...
...and it was lots and lots.

We can't believe we won't see his beautiful face over his stable door anymore. 😢
We can't believe we won't be able to smile at his lolling tongue which he was unable to keep in his mouth anymore. 😢
We can't believe we won't see his gorgeous chestnut coat glimmer in the sun again. 😢
We can't believe we won't be able to laugh at his antics, prancing about in the field, belying his age. 😢

The number of times we told him to calm down and act his age otherwise he would injure himself or have a coronary. If only he'd listened.

Our gorgeous boy has left us, and taken a huge part of our hearts with him. More tears have been shed today than rain has fallen this week. 😭

We are so grateful that Dawn and Hannah came to see him this year to create happy memories, sadly not knowing it was the last time they would ever see him. But, we are glad they did.

Love you forever Kokopops. 💔

Address

Classet House, Pole Rue, Combe Street Nicholas
Chard
TA203LZ

Telephone

07956229216

Website

http://www.racehorserehoming.co.uk/

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