Hoofbeats Sanctuary

18/10/2024

Still looking for the perfect match for this beautiful boy... If you are interested in forever loaning him, please message the sanctuary with information about you, what you would like to do with him, and where you would like to keep him... We genuinely aim to find our horses living forever homes.

Dutch
16 years old
16.2hh
Dutch warmblood
Gelding
Weight limit 13 stone.

Dutch has an amazing temperament. He loves attention and loves to be groomed. He is easy to catch and bring in and handle in every way.

He is not keen on coming in on his own and can be quite jumpy at ridiculous things such as sabretooth butterflies but just needs a confident handler who can reassure him.

He does not enjoy schooling, but does get on with the job if you are consistent and confident, he loves hacking and fun rides.
With an experienced rider that doesn't react if he reacts to the the sabretooth butterfly, he does like to ride in front and is not keen on horses overtaking him.
He needs alot of patience when loading as can take a while and does not like being pressured. He's much better if loading with a calm sensible horse that he knows but also needs to be able to trust the handler.
Dutch is fully shod and is good for the farrier.
He has been out of work, so needs to be brought back into work slowly.
Dutchs loan fee will be £1200 and will come with his fitted saddle, Bridle and turnout rug.

If you think you are a good match for Dutch, please message us with some information about your experience, what you would like to do with Dutch, where you would keep him etc, the more you tell us the more chance we have making the perfect match.

03/10/2024

Brian (southmoor lustleigh lad)
Gelding
Approx: 12hh
Born 2018
Dartmoor Type

Brian has had an easy start to his life, and has been loved. To our knowledge he has done very little, and has been a grass ornament most of his life.
He is now ready to start his ridden work, he has never been broken so will need to start from scratch, but he is a very willing and sensible pony, who loves attention.
He will make a super ridden or driven pony and although not registered is a good looking solid dartmoor type.
He is being loaned on a forever loan basis as a project / companion and his Loan fee will be £500.

01/10/2024

Dutch
16 years old
16.2hh
Dutch warmblood
Gelding
Weight limit 13 stone.

Dutch has an amazing temperament. He loves attention and loves to be groomed. He is easy to catch and bring in and handle in every way.

He is not keen on coming in on his own and can be quite jumpy at ridiculous things such as sabretooth butterflies but just needs a confident handler who can reassure him.

He does not enjoy schooling, but does get on with the job if you are consistent and confident, he loves hacking and fun rides.
With an experienced rider that doesn't react if he reacts to the the sabretooth butterfly, he does like to ride in front and is not keen on horses overtaking him.
He needs alot of patience when loading as can take a while and does not like being pressured. He's much better if loading with a calm sensible horse that he knows but also needs to be able to trust the handler.
Dutch is fully shod and is good for the farrier.
He has been out of work, so needs to be brought back into work slowly.
Dutchs loan fee will be £1200 and will come with his fitted saddle, Bridle and turnout rug.

If you think you are a good match for Dutch, please message us with some information about your experience, what you would like to do with Dutch, where you would keep him etc, the more you tell us the more chance we have making the perfect match.

24/07/2024

We have been exceptionally lucky for the last 8 plus years, we have had land loaned to us, free of charge.
This land has been amazing for the horses, who for one reason and another will never find their forever home. It's given the herd stability, and they have stayed there until they ran peacefully over rainbow Bridge.
Unfortunately the house and land have been put up for sale, so sadly we have to move.
If you have or know of any land for rent then please private message us, and hopefully we will be able to move the herd without to much upset.
Picture of 3 of our permanent residences looking for land ❤️

20/07/2024

2 lovely Dartmoor type ponies, approx 12hh. 5 years old, clean slate and ready to start their working career, they would look lovely as a driven pair x

10/07/2024

Just wanted to share some of our progress ❣️

We recently had a pony come in with the worst bout of sweetitch we have ever seen.

We contacted Oil 2 Horse to see if their products were suitable and they kindly donated some products to try.

To say we are amazed is an understatement.

We have attached pictures of our progress after just 4 days.

We started by using their shampoo bar and then applying the itch master cream. We now use a combination of the itch master shampoo and itch master cream and we are honestly amazed.

He is now barely itching. He's no longer angry at us treating him and the inflammation and redness has virtually gone. Added bonus is he smells absolutely amazing 🤣

Please give them a message if you would like more information about their sweet itch products as they are a wonderfully helpful company.

https://www.facebook.com/share/VRb56eehjMCf3r1c/

This was the difference within just 4 days

15/05/2024

Echo met the lovely Rachel Keeble yesterday.
Rachel is very impressed with her and says her CPL legs are well under control and she's has a great range of movent.
She had a lovely massage, and was very well behaved. ❤️

10/05/2024

Working with beautiful girl has been a privilege, she trys so hard, she's a live wire and if you want a quite plod up the lane, this is NOT the horse for you. If you want a horse to share hours of rides together, to build a bond then she could be the horse of your dreams. You can see from the video she is wired, but honestly so respectful and responsive. Are you the perfect match for Miss Ella.
If you would like to be considered please message us with as much about what you want to do, where you would keep her, your experience etc the more you can tell us the more chance we have of matching her to her best forever home. Her loan fee will be £1200. She will come with a saddle, Bridle and rug..

01/05/2024

Miss Ella, is now with us, and under assessment.
She is looking for someone who can ride for a few hours a day, at least 4 or 5 days a week. Last year she was doing 40 miles with ease, she has been turned away for the winter, so would need bringing back into work.
She absolutely loves riding on Dartmoor, she's not jumped but will pop a log. She is highly strung, and is a lot of horse to ride and handle, she is absolutely not suitable for a novice or nervous rider.
If you would like to be considered to adopt Miss Ella, please pm us. Letting us know more about you, your experience and where you would like to keep her. The more you tell us, the more chance we have of matching to the best forever home. Her loan fee will be £1200.

29/04/2024

Georgie had a tidy up clip, before he goes of to his new home next week.

29/04/2024

We are going to have May tack sale to clear the tack room any items that are surplus to our needs, but this also generates very much needed cash for our depleted pot.
If you have a clear out and would like to donate items for us to either sell or use, they would be very gratefully received.
Items can be dropped of at The Farmyard Cafe. Wotter. Pl7 5HR.
Thank you for your support ❤️

27/04/2024

It's been a very long hard winter for us at Hoofbeats, Physically, emotionally and of course financially.
Hay and straw is at a all time high and we are inundated with requests to take horse and ponies because of the financial climate.
If you can spare a few pounds to help. Us it would be very much appreciated.
Please note we have a NEW BANK ACCOUNT.
Account name Hoofbeats
Account number 09203659
Account sort code 050200

Please help if you can ❤️

24/04/2024

Horses available at the moment looking for homes 🐎

Pumpkin 🧡
Young Project
Hill pony
Filly
2 years
We need to measure her so height to be confirmed.

Pumpkin Is coming along with her handling lovely. Has an amazing attitude and willingness to learn. Could make a fantastic ridden pony in a few years with the right home 🦄 She absolutely loves children and is a firm yard favourite.

Pumpkins loan fee with be £250

Dutch 💙
Riding Horse
Dutch Warmblood
Gelding
16 Years Old
16.2hh

Dutch has ground manners to die for and is the perfect gentleman.
He needs a confident rider who can ensure his brain is engaged when ridden.
He does spook at things but has never been nasty.
Dutch is looking for an experienced rider and handler and is not suitable for a novice or nervous rider.

Dutchs loan fee will be £1200 and will come with his fitted saddle, Bridle and Turnout rug.

Georgie 💚
Companion
Miniature shetland
Gelding
9 Years old

Georgie is a really sweet boy. Has lovely ground manners.
He does have sweetitch so will need a rug.
He has been ridden by my grandson and behaved impeccably, however can get fed up with being pulled around by kids.

Georgies loan fee is £300 and will come with his fly rug and a cub saddle if needed.

Apple ❤️
Companion
Hill pony
Mare
In her 20s

Apple has alot of spark left for life. She has lovely manners on the ground although can still be a cheeky pony if she wants a snack.
She has some loose teeth that aren't causing her any problems but will need some soaked grass nuts in the winter alongside her hay.
She would make a lovely companion and does not need restricted grazing as she finds grass the easiest to eat.
She has mild sweetitch controlled by a rug in the summer.

Apples loan fee will be £150 and she will come with a turnout rug and a fly rug.

Echo 💜
Riding project
Cob type
Mare
Born 2007
14hh

Echo will be an amazing horse in the right hands.
She's super sensitive and has her quirks which can be discussed with the right home.
She does have CPL so her new loaner would need to research this before they commit.
She needs her feathers clipped short, a low sugar diet and turnout 24/7 is essential.

Echos loan fee will be £800 and she will come with a saddle and bridle.

Miss Ella 💛
Ridden
Part bred Welsh
Mare
11 years
15hh

Miss Ella is due to arrive with us this week. She will have her assessments before being rehomed.

She will not be a novice ride and anyone interested will need to be patient and allow us to carry out a full mot.

Miss Ella's rehoming fee will also be confirmed.

If you'd like any more information on any of these horses and ponies please message us with your experience and what you'd be looking to do so that we can try and find these horses their perfect match 🙏

20/04/2024

Can you offer lovely mature girl Apple a forever home.
She needs a companion home although she would be happy to have a child on and lead up the lane and back.
She is fine health wise, has had sweetitch but this is controlled with a fly rug. Her only issue is her teeth are not as good as they should be, so she needs grass topped up with soaked grass nuts.
If you could offer this lovely girl a loving home for her golden years then please get in touch ❤️

31/03/2024

Little teaser for you, we have this very special horse coming in next.

Miss Ella
15hh
11 year old
Reg Part Welsh
She is super reactive and spooky, headshy and takes ages to trust anyone.
Miss Ella needs someone who is confident and supportive.

The right person for this horse will be an experienced, very confident rider who can work with her to be the supportive leader she needs. If you feel you maybe that person then please private message us with a little about you, what you would like to do with her, and where you would keep her. Her loan fee would be £1200. To include Bridle, fitted saddle, and a rug.

29/03/2024

Pumpkin
Approx 10hh
Rising 2 years old

Pumpkin is probably the sweetest foal we have met in a long time, she truly loves people, and even at this age she is amazing with the kids.
She is good in the herd and plays a lot.
We feel the perfect home for pumpkin will be with someone who will love her until she is old enough to do something , and then be willing to put the work into giving her a job.
Her loan fee is £250
If you are interested in loaning pumpkin please private message us.

28/03/2024

Re-Advertised due to no fault of hers or the potential loanee. Unfortunately the loanee has new landlords who will not allow electric tape, so Echo would scratch herself raw on the post and rail.
If you are interested in loaning Echo, please do your research on CPL, to make sure you understand and can meet her needs.
If you feel you could give beautiful Echo her forever home, and are confident you can manage her CPL, then please private message us, with details about yourself, what you would like to do with her and where you would like to keep her.

Meet the beautiful Echo
Echo
Born 2007
13.3hh
black mare.
Cob type (we think she has friesian in her)
Suffers with Chronic Progressive Lymphoedema but this is controlled by a low sugar diet and living out 24/7. She will also need her feathers to be kept short. She cannot be kept in a field where she can itch herself on fences as she will knock them down and rub herself raw. She is respectful of electric fencing. She has always stamped with both her front and back feet, regardless of whether or not she has the mites.
Echo is such a lovely pony. She is the sort that you could ride every day, or once every couple of months and still be the exact same to ride. Never dangerous in any way. Hacks perfectly alone or in company, good in open spaces. Good in all kinds of traffic. She has been on l hound exercise and was impeccably behaved. She has been to fun rides and loved them. She will never be much of a jumper but she enjoys popping over a log or two while out hacking. It takes some gentle encouragement to get her to walk through water, but it really doesn’t take her long to figure things out and walk through politely.
Her perfect human would be someone willing to learn and look after the CPL as this will need to be cirrectly managed.
She would suit someone who wants to happy hack, fun rides and give lots of love.
If your interested in having Echo on loan please PM us.
Her loan fee is £800 and she will come with a saddle and Bridle.

09/03/2024

We are putting this public notice to try to stop the nasty gossiping that is being spread about the circumstances of a horse on loan that was put to sleep yesterday....

1. The horse concerned was not on loan from the charity, it was a private arrangement by our Founder Sharon, and her personal horse.

2. The loanee has cared for the horse for many years and truly loves him.

3. The horse has been on and off lame since he was backed. The loanee has spent years and alot of money trying to sort him out.

4. Every step of the journey Sharon has been kept up to date, and every suggestion made by Sharon has been followed.

Sadly over the last year or so the horse has progressively gotten worse and it was agreed the loanee had done everything that could be done, and for the horses sake the time had come to call it a day a put the horse to sleep.

The loanee choose a beautiful day, so his end could be in the sunshine.

It was the hardest decision she had to make, but she did it totally for the horse, and with Sharon's backing all the way.

Sadly this horrific day has been made 1000% worse because of a couple of people, starting totally untrue rumours.

We would like to clarify that Andrew Goatman A P Goatman had Sharon's permission to put the horse to sleep, and she is absolutely NOT taking him to court for any reason.
I would also like to thank him for his usual care and professionalism, especially when this difficult time has been met with unwanted opinions from various others.

To the people who are making this so hard for the loanee and Andrew please let this go now and let people try and move on.

https://www.facebook.com/APGOATMAN

24/01/2024

SORRY TO DISAPPOINT YOU ALL.... FASTEST REHOME EVER, SOMEONE WHO ALREADY HAS A HOOFBEATS PONY WANTS HER. IF AFTER MEETING HER IT DOESNT WORK OUT WE WILL READVERTISE

Meet the beautiful Echo
Echo
Born 2007
13.3hh
black mare.
Cob type (we think she has friesian in her)
Suffers with Chronic Progressive Lymphoedema but this is controlled by a low sugar diet and living out 24/7. She will also need her feathers to be kept short. She cannot be kept in a field where she can itch herself on fences as she will knock them down and rub herself raw. She is respectful of electric fencing. She has always stamped with both her front and back feet, regardless of whether or not she has the mites.
Echo is such a lovely pony. She is the sort that you could ride every day, or once every couple of months and still be the exact same to ride. Never dangerous in any way. Hacks perfectly alone or in company, good in open spaces. Good in all kinds of traffic. She has been on l hound exercise and was impeccably behaved. She has been to fun rides and loved them. She will never be much of a jumper but she enjoys popping over a log or two while out hacking. It takes some gentle encouragement to get her to walk through water, but it really doesn’t take her long to figure things out and walk through politely.
Her perfect human would be someone willing to learn and look after the CPL as this will need to be cirrectly managed.
She would suit someone who wants to happy hack, fun rides and give lots of love.
If your interested in having Echo on loan please PM us.
Her loan fee is £800 and she will come with a saddle and Bridle.

13/10/2023

Lily
13 years old
12hh
Hill pony

Lily is super friendly, good to catch, good to groom, good for the farrier, physio and dentist.

She's the perfect child's lead rein pony as is pretty bombproof when out and about.

Lily's downside is she needs work on her manners on the ground when leading. She's not nasty she is just strong and tries to take advantage if a novice is handling her.

Lily's perfect home would be little people to love and a competent adult to support them.

For an older child she would be good to ride out as she follows another horse.

In her previous loan home they were riding her as a first ridden however she does not have much motivation to work on her own. The foundations are there though so that could possibly be worked on.

Lily is due a dental check up in 6 months as she did have a tooth removed 6 months ago but that does not affect her in anyway.

Lily has had physio while with us and is good to go.

She will come with her fitted saddle and bridle.

Lily's rehoming fee £800

12/10/2023

We need x 2 wintec 15 inch Changeable gullet saddles.

Does anyone have any for sale?

Thank you 😁

01/10/2023

Kate Wright has a fabulous stall at Home Farm Shows today raising vital funds for us ❤

Please check out the stall if you're attending the show today 🥰

17/09/2023

What's left of the tack sale is still out, it's wet but you are welcome to come and have a rummage.
This is absolutely the last day today, 🙂

17/09/2023

An absolutely amazing product 🥰

Slightly different Review Today
From Hoofbeats Sanctuary

Amazing Charity ❤🐴❤




Hoofbeats is one of our Supported Charities ❤

Please take a look at thier page and share with your Horsey friends 🙏 😊

15/09/2023

Still alot left so we've left it all out for you guys tomorrow 🤣

Located at the Farmyard Cafe

Same rules, £10 per person per trip for as much as you can carry 😆

Not many turnout rugs left but still other bits available 😁

Forgot to put a time 😶 will be available 9-4 😁