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A safe space for horses in Ghana and beyond. Networking and sharing knowledge on non-violence is our vision. Happy to get in touch

We are about to establish our Ranch in Accra, Ghana, wich is going to become a training hub for natural horsemanship.

20/09/2024

Posted • The Six Freedoms-Ghana kicked off their project to create Horse Care Teams with vets Abdul-Fatawu Alhassan (yellow shirt) and Emmanuel Oteng (green shirt), groom Edward Yeboah, jockey Alex Owuso (blue shirt), and the 6 Freedoms director Ulla. This will be a real game changer for Ghana’s horses. Now that-thanks to the 6 Freedoms—the veterinary sector has a good understanding of the issues at the informal stables in Accra (and beyond), many are ready to support the teams. The idea is 1) prevention: preventing emergencies and having a caring eye on the main Accra stables (instead of taking last minute action in emergencies); 2) information sharing: to encourage horse people to exchange their knowledge, apply new methods, and report early, if they see a neglected horse; and 3) to change mindsets to become more caring and compassionate towards their horses and [human] team members. We’ve written extensively of the cruelty and neglect shown to horses in Ghana, https://www.animal-kind.org/six-freedoms-ghana, and we are proud and excited to support this initiative!

19/08/2024

Thank you for shapi• Sadly, this is the condition of so many horses in Ghana. They’re taken by their „caretakers“ to the beach to offer rides to tourists and locals. Underneath the saddles, these horrible saddle sores. Can you imagine riding this poor creature for a „fun“ day at the beach? The Six Freedoms, , https://www.animal-kind.org/six-freedoms-ghana, has a plan to deal with the many horses living at informal stables, surviving under harsh conditions, a plan that will help the horses; teach and encourage their caretakers to treat them decently; and create a link between The Six Freedoms with the horse caretakers for monitoring and support. And we’ll be helping The Six Freedoms get their plan into action.

19/07/2024

Thanks Karen for this sweet post about our princess Blessing 🐕

„ Syrupy sweet and for good reason! Blessing was rescued by Ulla , director of our Partner Organization, The Six Freedoms-Ghana, , https://www.animal-kind.org/six-freedoms-ghana. Ulla would have taken Blessing with her to Asafo when she moves near the horse rescue ranch, but when Dogfather and his family asked to adopt her, she couldn’t turn them down.

Dogfather is known for being a great dog person and caretaker. He knows everything about dogs. He and his kids and wife welcomed Blessing, so full of love for her, it’s overwhelming—and syrupy sweet!

Ulla will pay for her fees and his care. He has a lot of dogs to feed and care for but Blessing is the one one with the privilege of sleeping in their beds (that is unusual!) Dogfather also knows a lot about dog feeding and wishes to open his own place to train young people about dogs and care and produce his own dog food to sell. Step by step, we hope he’ll get there.

For now, we’re so happy that Blessing is in the best hands with Dogfather, as Ulla said, „is the best dog person I ever met in Ghana.“

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19/07/2024

28/03/2024

Jah Bless in his temporary new room - next to cattle ❤️‍🩹

Jah Bless got a temporary ‼️ place closer to the house of where she can give him treatments and appropriate training for his body and soul. Thanks everyone supporting and motivating us. More stories about Bless soon…!

❤️‍🩹Please feel free to support him on his journey to a better life, all donations are welcome, any is too small. Link in bio to donate for us ❤️‍🩹

28/03/2024

Jah Bless the first days in Aplaku. As you see in the 3. picture his fedlock is deformed, facing to the down due to arthritis and Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Desmitis (DSLD). His teeth further are sign of old age, the brown line goes all way down. He might be in his 20ies. His back shows scared tissue from saddle misuse, his topline is generally too weak to stand a person’s weight anymore. We are happy for him to his papers, to truly allow him to face a life in safety from now!

❤️‍🩹Please feel free to support his journey, link in bio to donate for us ❤️‍🩹

28/03/2024

❤️Welcome to the family Jah Bless❤️

What a crazy story this stallion can tell - Kobbi who you see here with him told how he met this horse long time ago, neglected at a cattle marked in the middle of the town. He then decided to care for him, bringing him feed every time he had the money. He called him Ronny, who was then taken to a cattle stable and lived with cattles for the last 2 years. This is what our groom Wisdom told us, who then named him Jah Bless for his beautiful hair, like the musician. His owner, the cattle farmer asked Wisdom to sell his horse. Kobbi was the one riding him all the way to Aplaku. After presenting him to our Ostheopate and natural horsemanship trainer , we had to accept his severe condition that already reflected in his back and legs

❤️‍🩹Bless suffers from athritis and Degenerative Ligament Desmitis (DSLM). He should not be ridden anymore. We felt the only way preventing him from a future of beach riding and pain would be to buy him! So we did!

Recently he has been taken out of Aplaku closer to who gives him regular treatment and trains him in groundwork, what boosts his confidence because of strengthening his entire body and mind! More of this soon here 🐎💚

28/03/2024

Rest in peace dear Madina Spirit and Goodnews 💔
We had to say goodbye to their mom Queen in May 2022, this was our decision, a decision out of care for her, releasing her from chronic pain she could not recover from anymore.

💔But for Medina and Goodnews it was our naive belief we could trust their owner to leave them in their healthy environment, in our care. We had to take this sad lesson - one day, he came to Asafo and took his two young horses away. Without further notice, without asking for feeding instructions or anything. On Friday 23rd of February got a call - Medina is dead. He died from colic after starting to eat rubbish. Over the weekend, we as a team with and decided to approach the owner, with the hope we could quickly take her back with an official adoption contract m. He did not want to.

💔 On Monday 26 of the same month, got another call from befriended groom Aikins: Goodnews was in severe condition. When calling our vet Christian Twumasi, he said is is too late for him to come: the people in charge explained on phone to him that Goodnews was showing last state of tetanus - her legs became stiff, after knocking her head agains the wall. She died a few minutes after. We are heartbroken. These two were deeply in our hearts and had a life in paradise. Other than his sister, Medina did not experience any trauma before. His owner decided for himself, for his status being horse owner, having horses on his property whenever he is around. It was not about their well-being. These are reasons for our 6. Freedom - which has two sides -

FREEDOM FROM BEEING PROPERTY

Once you are in the property of an abuser, you will face it one day. At the same time, we are learning now, that in order to prevent animals this destiny, we need to have property rights. This is a tricky ethical rule. Meant to open discussion about MINDSET OF CARE. And how you TREAT your animals or human partners. If as a family member with dignity and rights, or as a property only, that turns out as being trophy only.

❤️‍🔥FROM NOW, we only accept horses in our care with official adoption agreement.❤️‍🩹

28/03/2024

Welcome to the world little Miracle 🩵Full of curiosity and strength 💙 We are grateful and proud to have in our team as feeding and nutrition expert! All not possible without all the donations and being partner of ❤️

We hope to get soon officially the adoption papers of his mom Anas to be able to continue their care. Recent events have proven to us that hoping for trust based agreements would not prevent owners to take their horses away - often with sad consequences. More about this in next posts!

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28/03/2024

🩵This cold is a true Miracle to most despite Anas!
When gazing in her room this morning I couldn’t believe my eyes, first thinking to get angry about the grooms letting Anas been crossed without noticing anyone. No doubt this was Boga, who loves her deeply and could not miss a sec!

🌺Then quickly I decided to be happy about this new healthy life on earth, full of energy and strength! The good feeding of his mom Anas over the last years thanks to guidance by truly shows effect! Most new borns rather show immediately nutrient sufficiently in their bone structures, reflecting in legs and underdeveloped skeletons. NOT with this one! Welcome to the family little pretty Miracle - you might be a 🦄🩵🪐

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25/03/2024

Moo bathing Linda 💦

25/03/2024

🫧 Fresh bath after training for Linda 🫧

25/03/2024

🌟 First time launching the 3 years old Linda. Moo supervised by - 7 gentle min each side only for now. Only to start some muscle building up, building bond and endurance. This has to be combined with groundwork too! 🌟

25/03/2024

💜Our groom Mohammed Alhassan with Linda, 3 years young. She’s a new mare in our care and Moo got her partnership - as we give all horses a personal groom. Her owner couldn’t handle her costs anymore. We suspect that she’s pregnant, in that case her owner would take her baby. For now, Linda enjoys free life in safety - she’s an amazing companion we’re grateful to have her🩷

27/11/2023

🌺It is with great honor to see supporters involving our work into their art🐎 Thank you for raising awareness - read about her series below ❤️

« Back stories »
In this photographic series, the horses’ backs with exposed bones serve as a metaphorical canvas, exploring the interconnected narratives of pain and life. Each image captures the resilience and strength inherent in both the physical and emotional aspects of existence. Physical stress images invite viewers to reflect on the hidden struggles and endurance within the stories we carry, suggesting that, like these horses, our vulnerabilities are integral to the beauty of our journey.
Back play a major role in our life and carry the weight of our burden like horses carry us on it, so many people suffer from back pain but the origin is often an emotional issue.
Side story :
Thanks to dedicated work 🌟 these horses have gained in freedom and wellness. You can follow her work for animal wellness at

17/10/2023

Thanks for another report on our work 🙏🏽🐎🧡 Please check their blog post, link in bio ⭐️
The Six Freedoms in Ghana is helping horses thanks to AKI supporters. But it is a tough job with some ups and many downs. Here's the latest.....https://www.animal-kind.org/six-freedoms-ghana
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13/10/2023

🌽❌Safe storage for feed is especially challenging in a humid environment like the tropics. When feed gets moldy, toxin can develop and harm the horse, it can even end fatal. We therefore use a toxin binder for our corn 🌽 as a prevention. It has to be equally spread in the feed, carefully measured before. It’s just some gram, overdose is not harmful but not good as well. Inform you well before using! But make sure that your feed is dry and not moldy before you feed it. ❤️🐎

13/10/2023

🧂🌾 SUPPLEMENTS like calcium-minerals and salt are crucial to horses’ health. We mix our calcium with Enzymes by that we find at the local market as well as with layer premix, originally made for hens 🐓 but that generally obtain good enzymes to improve the and for animals. We measure the amount of both supplements before mixing it with the calcium, salt is given to each horse a small portion for each meal.

One sided or wrong feeding makes your horse sick on the long term, will show most obvious in their coat, skin and hooves.

13/10/2023

⭐️NEW FEED! For 6 horses only. This is just part of what we order monthly -
🌾rice bran
🌾soya
🌽corn

In the picture you see the additional wheat bran. 15 bags, somewhere hidden calcium and salt, as well as minerals that we mix with the salt. Then obviously there’s grass, our grooms cut fresh grass every other day, for that we spend money on the fuel for the tricycle.

⭐️This bill alone makes GHC 2000 incl taxes to send the money, approximately 160€.
15x Wheat bran is GHC 750/61€.

⭐️TOTAL OF GHC 2750 / 221€ for a good month. Excluding the fees for our grooms, veterinary care, medications, water, other maintenance and repairs.

Prices are not as they used to be.

⭐️We need your help to keep our horses healthy 🐎🧡

Please consider to donate via ❤️

11/10/2023

🌿🌞 Quickly gripping from the evening meal in the morning - Sunrise and Mr Key - partners in crime and chosen family. The horses developed a close bond, especially after the mother of Sunrise passed away last year soon after delivery. She has been fed by bottle in the beginning, now is about 2 years old and runs like her mother, a legend at the race track. Mr Key is with us for more than 2 years and simply enjoys the peaceful side of life after facing many years of abuse and eventually an almost fatal accident at the race course. At our farm Akim Asfo with the excellent grooms and Emma 🙌🏽 Kindly check out their full stories ⭐️ We are deeply grateful for all our supporters without whom this would haven’t been possible. Special thanks to who honors us as one for their partner organizations. And as well as who support us with gear and supplements on regular basis. ❤️
Please don’t hesitate to donate at the page for our horses ❤️🐎

11/10/2023

🧹Groom Maxwell mucking out the stables in the morning in company with our dog playing with a cat.
Maxwell is also the main caretaker of the chicken and Guinea Fowls, because they know him since birth they wait for his feeding full of excitement and allow him to come close.🐎🧹

11/10/2023

🧹Groom Maxwell mugging out the stables in the morning in company with our dog playing with a cat.
Maxwell is also the main caretaker of the chicken and Guinea Fowls, because they know him since birth they wait for his feeding full excitement and let him come close.🐎🧹

11/10/2023

🪶Guinea fowls are are big supporters for the health of the farm in Asafo -

Thanks to their noise, Guineas are an excellent way to protect the yard from uninvited snakes. In a flock, Guinea Fowl will sound out loudly to alert you of the presence of a snake. If the snake is small, a flock may encircle the snake and may even kill it. Generally, they will not eat a snake. Additionally, they eat all kinds of unwanted insects such as ticks and termites.🪶

11/10/2023

❤️‍🩹Treatment of young stallion Shatta, who lives with Anoushka in Asafo , one farm before . She is in Ghana for many years as well and like Eva, had her horses at Burma Camp in Accra before they moved to Asafo. Shatta suffered from severe high fever, blood samples could be taken to a vet who tested tick fever, what is life threatening disease. Because no vet was willing to come to Asafo like so many times before (even when we offer extra money) Eva was the one giving him the necessary injections in this emergency. Eva has given injections many times. This is only one example, why often it is necessary that the horse owners can give injections. It is rather unfortunate that many do without knowledge, and even when vets are around. Thanks to everyone who supports these important actions! We are grateful - please consider to donate for our horses 🙏🏽🐎❤️‍🩹

29/01/2023

Mr Key 🍃
He injured both front legs at the race track in December 2021 and lay down for 6 weeks. His body is still skinny and his fetlock remain swollen from scar tissues but he’s mentally stable and physically healing more and more ~ thanks for everyone who supports him on his way 🌾🌿🍃

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