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It’s a sad fact that not all horses are born equal. Many find themselves in difficult circumstances, often suffering from health issues due to neglect. Promises made to a new born foal on a stable floor are often not kept, and this is the reason that Tia exists: to help and assist those who are failed.

The Shire Horse should, in my opinion, be our national breed. Ancestors of our modern-day horses carried our forefathers into battle, ploughed our fields and put food on our table. In return they found themselves back on the battlefields, many alongside their trusted friends, losing their lives in the mud of The Great War. This is sadly reflected in our stud books.

In the 1950’s, on average, fewer than 50 foals were registered each year. Over the past decade numbers have slowly increased with an average of 287 filly foals per year. This is why the work of Tia is so very important, as every Shire horse is vital in maintaining this majestic breed.

Help Tia to give their rescued heavy horses the chance to make a new start.

 

Bea

Bea

Bea has been with us for a long while now. She is coming up eleven years old. As a youngster she had a fabulous showing career, but as she grew so did her roached back. That put an end to her showing career and with no chance of a ridden career either, so she came to...

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Katie & Ivy

Katie & Ivy

  Katie & Ivy are both 10 years old. They have come from a very good home, but things change and their owner thought they would be better here, to console Dandy when he lost Beano. They are lovely donkeys and have fit in very well with everyone else here at...

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Zorro & Thor

Zorro & Thor

I saw the foals in the field just shortly after they were born. Zorro was by far the worst as the months went on. His skin began to rot off him and he was having fits. Thor looked healthy enough but he took a nosedive when his mom died, he stood at her side for over...

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Joey

Joey

The first time i saw Joey was at a sale but no one wanted him as has sweet itch. I just couldn’t stop thinking about him so we hotfooted it to Scotland a couple of months later. Joey was only 2years old at this point and absolutely huge. Our big lad has struggled to...

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Dandy

Dandy

The fund raising department. Only Major Tom has raised more cash! Please don’t be fooled by the cute and appealing looks, these two rogues have caused havoc throughout the years. They seem completely impervious to the sting of an electric fence. During the last move...

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