Rescue

Many of the horses and ponies we rescue are suffering from severe neglect and cruelty.

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Re-homing

Can you give one of our rescue horses or ponies a bright future and a loving, forever home?

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Education

We run many successful, community based educational projects.

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Thoroughbred Club

Supporting loaners, owners and riders of ex-racehorses and thoroughbreds in Ireland.

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Could you foster or re-home a horse or pony in need?

Some of the wonderful animals in the care of the Irish Horse Welfare Trust, looking for their forever homes…

Spud, yearling, dark bay colt

October 2017 Spud is only a baby and would have been born earlier in 2017. Sadly this lovely little Cob was abandoned on land. No owner could be traced as he was not micro chipped. Spud has a lovely temperament and will make a lovely little Cob when he grows up. ...

Candy Sue, chestnut mare

September 2017 Joint operation with Department of Agriculture. Our office received a complaint from member of the public who was concerned for the welfare of some horses & ponies in the Wicklow area. The owner was located and agreed to surrender some of them into our care. Candy Sue is an aged mare. She was in...

May May, chestnut pony

Blueboy, yearling skewbald colt

August 2017 Joint operation with ISPCA. We assisted the ISPCA after they received a complaint about a young horse that was tethered at a small site in the Wicklow area. When we arrived at the site Blueboy was caught up in the rope and was unable to move. He had no access to water or...