More happy endings!

Another rehoming success!

http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/news/2010/09/012.shtml

Mare abandoned at Christmas found loving home

September 2, 2010

 A mare found abandoned in a snow-covered field last Christmas in Britain has been found a new home.

Bess in her new home with Storm and Katy Izzard.

 The 12-hand black mare, named Bess, has been in the care of The Horse Trust since she was found, and is off to a new life under the Buckinghamshire charity's rehoming scheme.
Katy Izzard, 20, of Wilstead, Bedfordshire, decided to offer Bess a home as she was looking for a companion for her horse Storm.

"My 19-year-old gelding Storm needed a companion and I wanted to rehome a horse rather than buy one, as there are lots of retired and rescue horses who need a loving home," Katy says.

Bess moved in July and has been getting to know her new companion Storm over the last month.
"Storm and Bess are really playful together," Katy says. "They have bonded really well. At first they were a bit unsure of each other, but now they go everywhere together."

Katy, a university student, has owned horses for 10 years and has really enjoyed getting to know Bess before rehoming her.
"Bess has a very sweet, gentle character and is really playful and cheeky," she says. "She loves to be stroked and is enjoying lots of one on one attention and being fussed over. I am very happy that I can give Bess all the attention she deserves."

Liane Crowther, welfare and education Officer with the trust, who manages the rehoming scheme, said: "We are thrilled that Bess has found such a lovely new owner and home where she can live out in the field. We are sure that she will be very happy with her new companion."
The trust's rehoming scheme focuses on retired, unridden horses from any background. Due to limited resources, it primarily considers horses and homes within an 80-kilometre radius of the sanctuary.
All horses and potential homes are visited to assess their suitability and the charity regularly visits the rehomed horse to ensure it is receiving an appropriate standard of care.
Katy said she would recommend the homing scheme. "I am really happy that Storm now has a companion to share his field."

The trust urgently needs more homes for horses from a variety of backgrounds.
"We are always looking for people who can offer a new home," said Liane. "Most of our horses need a companion home where they won't be ridden. I'm sure there are lots of people out there who would like to give a horse a secure and happy home - it's just a matter of reaching them!"

The Horse Trust, Ph 01494 488 464 or email info@horsetrust.org.uk