Hope Pastures rescues, rehabilitates and re-homes equines. The ultimate aim is to find these animals a fulfilling life with their own family, where they are loved and cared for.  We’re a small charity, which is ‘on the ground and easily accessible’.   We are contacted every day to rescue animals and our lack of bureaucracy means we’re able to act quickly to help if needed.

30 animals are currently being sheltered at the sanctuary and we’re responsible many, many more, now enjoying new and useful lives in loving ‘forever’ homes.  Hope Pastures educates in animal welfare and our city base allows us to provide therapeutic contact opportunities for people who wouldn’t normally meet horses/donkeys.   Open to the public free of charge every day, we provide a centre for the local community and families.   We also run educational and fun visits for schools, brownies and support groups as well as take ponies out on therapeutic visits to centres and care homes.

Within our educational work our yard team spend time supporting local travellers and others who know little of equine welfare. We prioritise rescuing colts and mares from breeding environments, to help to tackle the equine over-breeding problem at source.

We believe we do an excellent job in terms of rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing, but so do

many other equine charities. What makes us different is that we have VERY few overheads

and for every £1 donated to Hope Pastures 95p is spent directly on the animals.