Thousands of reports are made annually to the RSPCA regarding the mistreatment of horses. Thousands of horses, including former racehorses, are sent to slaughterhouses each year; many travelling hundreds of miles with agonising injuries to meet their fates. “Surplus” horses become cheap meat, glue, leather, cat or dog food, fertiliser. Breeders then profit from the killing.
The fundamental problem is that there are more horses and ponies being bred than there are good homes for them to go to.
It’s no mystery that horses are an expensive investment, both monetarily and temporally. Owning and caring for horses is very much a lifestyle choice, and living with horses is definitely not something to be entered into lightly! They can cost thousands of pounds a year in food and vets bills and need to be exercised for a couple of hours a day to be kept in good shape.
Horse owners may struggle to cope with the financial cost and care commitment of looking after their horses; especially with the onset of winter when feed and other care costs rise. These pressures result in many horses falling into situations of neglect and abandonment.
Three ways you can help fight the Equine Crisis
If you breed horses or are thinking about taking a foal from your beloved retired mare, please think very carefully about the responsibility that you are taking on. Horses can live into their thirties; are you sure that you can offer them a good home for life? If not, please don't breed!
Adopt don't shop! Please consider adopting your next horse from a charity instead of buying (and potentially funding unscrupulous breeders and dealers).
Donate money to the animal charities.
Why do we create horse sculptures?
Our sculptures depicts a majestic horses that reflects the natural beauty and power of these animals. Created from recycled metals, we want our sculptures to raise awareness of the huge pressure on equine welfare organisations after seeing a surge in horses, ponies and donkeys being abandoned.
