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.          ...

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...

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. May May was in very poor body condition when...

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...

March 2017 Joint operation with ISPCA. We received a complaint about an abandoned pony whose feet where in terrible condition. He was left to graze on a site at the back of a small housing estate. This poor pony was in a lot of distress and was having difficulty standing. A donkey was also found at...

January 2017 IHWT Hughie. We received a call about a young horse that was abandoned in the Sallygap – Glenmacnass area in Wicklow. The horse was straying on the road and appeared to have a leg injury. With the help of Wicklow National Parks we where able to locate the horse and he was loaded safely...

January 2017 IHWT Jigsaw. Our office received a call about a young horse that was tethered for a prolonged period of time at a site in the Wicklow area. She had no access to food or water although her body condition was ok. We followed up on the complaint and discovered that she had been dumped and...

December 2016 IHWT Paddy. We got a call from member of the public about a young horse straying in a housing estate in the Wicklow area. Paddy is in good condition and has the most wonderful temperament, so we are sure it won’t take long before he finds his own forever home.      

November 2016 Two yearling colts surrendered to the IHWT by their owner as he could not afford to care for them during the winter months. Both are in good health although in need of worming program. Both are well handled and have good temperaments. .

July 2016 Lucy 2 is a 2011 Piebald mare. She was surrendered to the IHWT by her owner as she was suffering from weight loss and she needed specialised care.

August 2016 Linkin was a 2016 Piebald colt. He came into the IHWT on welfare grounds  Sadly Linkin was put to sleep due to a old fracture in his neck that was causing him immense pain and suffering. He came into our equine centre with Reanie & Wilma.  

August 2016 Wilma is a 2016 bay filly. She came into the IHWT on welfare grounds  She came into our equine centre with Reanie & Linken.  

August 2016 Reanie is a 2004 14hh Piebald mare. She came into the IHWT on welfare grounds after a member of the public reported a mare in distress to our office. She was suffering with third degree burns to her face caused by photo sensitivity. A reaction from the sun and a plant that she had eaten. She...

April 2016 is a 2015 Skewbald colt. He was found dumped in the Wicklow area. Keano was in very poor body condition when he came into the IHWT and was suffering from a parasitic infection. However he is making a good recovery.  

March 2016 Hayley is a 2006 15.3hh bay Thoroughbred mare. She was abandoned in the Dublin area. She was in poor body condition but should make a full recovery. Hayley has a wonderful temperament.