Update on reported case in dept. 82

Earlier this month we were told of a couple of horses in dept 82 in bad condition. The person who went out to the location reported that one horse had apparently vanished, and the other was indeed very skinny, tethered and being fed mouldy hay.
We immediately alerted the DDSV whilst the horse was kept horse [...]

Read Full Post »

World Animal Day – October 4th 2009

Next Sunday (St Francis day) is World Animal Day or in French, Journée Mondiale des animaux, a day to celebrate animals and the relationships us humans have with them. Events are hosted throughout the world in recognition of animals, how they enrich our lives and most importantly what we can do to help them. Have [...]

Read Full Post »

Interested in equestrian history?

Tomorrow, Saturday, 26th September Caroline Anns-Baldock will be riding her bright chestnut racehorse down Whitehall at 11.15 to arrive at No 10 Downing Street at 11.30 in the guise of Lady Godiva, whose legendary naked ride through Coventry took place to champion the cause of the local downtrodden peasants. Caroline’s dramatic [...]

Read Full Post »

Homes sought for our lovely equines

Please take a few minutes to look at our equines that are still waiting for their forever homes to come along.You can see their their photos on the right hand side of this page or go to our rehoming page for more info on each of them.
If you do not have the facilities or experience [...]

Read Full Post »

ERF attends business fair in Riberac

ERF were exhibitors on Saturday at the Angel Traders business fair, held this time in the grounds of the beautiful Chateau Le Mas de Montet.
These fairs offer the public a chance to meet English speaking businesses and learn about what they offer and how they work. We had the chance to show some examples of [...]

Read Full Post »

We’d like to introduce our latest arrival…

Today we went and collected Ossie, a 20 yr old New Forest gelding, who has come into ERF to find an adoptive family to live out the rest of his days with.
He is a very spritely chap who still enjoys hacks out, but he apparently isn’t a childs 1st pony. We’ll keep you updated on [...]

Read Full Post »

Poitou donkeys arrive at Philadelphia zoo

Two female Poitou donkeys, that are native to our region here, have arrived at The Philadelphia zoo in Pennsylvania. Nike and periwinkle will no doubt be a great visitor attraction at this popular zoo, which is home to many rare and endangered species of animals.
There are only about 400 true Poitou donkeys left in the [...]

Read Full Post »

Mimi’s progress….

This week we started the backing process on ERF mule, Mimi.
So far so good…..she’s accepted saddle plus crupper, bridle with bit, long reins and tonight I lent over her for a few seconds. We are thrilled she is turning from a mule with ‘Attitude’ into a sweet little mule at long last!
Anyone interested in adopting [...]

Read Full Post »

An invitation……….

We’d like to tell you about the forthcoming English speaking trade fair which is being held at the beautiful Chateau le Mas de Montet, Riberac on September 19th.
Come along and meet us on the ERF stand where Trina will be showing examples of what we’ve acheived in the past 2 years since we formed, as [...]

Read Full Post »

Does anyone have…….?

A saddle that we could borrow/have to fit Mimi the mule whilst we are backing her?
Being barrel-like with no withers, we are having trouble getting any saddle to stay on her back and not up by her ears! We probably need a crupper on her too, so the ring on the back for that would [...]

Read Full Post »

Are you in the UK and could help?

We are looking for possible volunteers to help man the ERF stand at a charity animal welfare fair on November 14th in Kensington, London.
If you can help then please get in touch with us at admin@equinerescuefrance.org

Read Full Post »

The Haras Nationaux comes to life on your screen

Les Haras Nationaux have launced a series of short films aimed at educating and enlightening viewers on a variety of equestrian disciplines and topics. If you’ve ever wondered what the prestigious Haras national du Pin looks like then take a look here and drool.

The videos cover the valuable work the HN do and provide an [...]

Read Full Post »

Gazza gets a new adoptive family

A few hours ago we waved goodbye to Gazza (Gasparin), a pony taken in by us when his owners thought there was no other option for him but the abattoir. Gazza was severely overweight and was suffering from laminitis when we collected him, he could barely walk anywhere and spent most of his first few [...]

Read Full Post »