Rehomed Rescue Pony Restores Young Girl’s Confidence
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14th March, 2012 16h38
One young girl is thanking a World Horse Welfare rescue horse for restoring her confidence.
During our ‘Rehome a Horse’ month in March we want to reassure people that rehoming a rescue horse from our charity is an easy process, it is extremely rewarding, and can really change the lives of the horses and rehomers for the better.
Sarah George rehomed 13.0hh Cindy from World Horse Welfare’s Hall Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre in Snetterton, Norfolk last December for her 11 year old daughter Emily after she had a nasty experience on another pony, leading to her losing her confidence. Sarah says: “When Emily lost her confidence on the last pony that she rode, I thought it would be the best thing to find a pony that somebody knew the history of and also it’s nice to think you can give a rescue pony a home when there are so many rescue ponies looking for nice homes.”
Rehoming our horses also has many benefits over buying:
- It creates space at our Rescue and Rehoming Centres allowing us to help more neglected and abused horses.
- Rehomers are themselves giving the rescue horse they choose the opportunity to have a happy and fulfilling life in a loving new home.
- You know exactly what you are getting as all our horses come with health records, microchip, passport and the honest facts about their health and abilities.
- You get a lifetime of free horse care advice and support.
- There is a safety net in place with all of our horses in case your circumstances change or your child has outgrown it and you need to return the horse to us.
Once our horses have been fully rehabilitated, they are rehomed through our Rehome a Horse Scheme. All of the details are added to our Rehome a Horse pages of our website
www.worldhorsewelfare.org/rehoming where you can find out everything about them such as their personality and the level of work they can do. Anyone interested in a horse or pony need to express their interest online and a member of the rehoming team will contact them to arrange a time to come and meet the horse at the relevant UK World Horse Welfare Rescue and Rehoming Centre.
Sarah George goes on to say: “Emily was really nervous even after trying Cindy for quite a few times before we got her, she really was quite nervous still. It’s been fantastic because Cindy’s experienced. We know her history and we know what she’s done. So I can really recommend it, it’s almost the perfect way to have a pony because its fool proof and it’s safe. You’ve got people watching over the welfare of your pony and also watching over your welfare and checking to see how you’re getting on.”
Where ridden horses are concerned, the potential rehomer will need to have at least one riding assessment to ensure the horse and rider are a good match. Emily George talks about the process: “It’s definitely very easy; everyone was really helpful and friendly. You weren’t forced into doing anything you don’t want to because they want the ponies to go to the right home as much as you do. I’m much more confident now. When I first got Cindy, if she had been naughty I wouldn’t have been able to sort her out, but now I can just get on her and be the boss!”
Once the right person has been found, the local World Horse Welfare Field Officer will make sure that the potential new home is safe and suitable. If this is successful, the horse has one final check from the vet before the rehomer signs our Rehoming Agreement and takes the horse home.
For more information and to see the selection of horses World Horse Welfare has ready to be rehomed please visit
www.worldhorsewelfare.org/rehoming
Cindy was rehomed from World Horse Welfare’s Hall Farm Rescue and Rehoming in Snetterton, Norfolk. Hall Farm’s opening hours are 10am-4pm every Wednesday, weekend and Bank Holiday. For more information please call 01953 499100.
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