World Horse Welfare Chosen Horse Charity For Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant

World Horse Welfare is delighted to be announced as one of the four chosen charities at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant at Windsor. We are the only horse charity nominated for the event which is being held on the private grounds of Windsor Castle between Thursday 10 and Sunday 13 May 2012. Chief Executive of World Horse Welfare Roly Owers said: “We are thrilled to have been chosen as one of the four charities for this exciting and prestigious event. The association could not be more apt as we too are celebrating our own anniversary – 85 years of helping horses in the UK and around the world. The Pageant’s displays of horses from across the globe echo our work helping the full breadth of the horse world across four continents. We think the Pageant will be an excellent opportunity for us to highlight the challenges horses face and their universal importance to society worldwide. “We have been proud of our links with the Royal family throughout our history. In addition to enjoying HRH The Princess Royal as our President, our rehabilitated horses have found new homes at Balmoral. Horses have come to us upon referral from the Queen Mother and our staff and trustees past and present have served with the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. One of our rehabilitated horses, Digger, is currently being trained as a drum horse with the Cavalry.” The Diamond Jubilee Pageant will see over 550 horses and more than 1000 dancers, musicians, and performers from around the world coming together each night in a performance to pay tribute to 60 years of Her Majesty’s rein. World Horse Welfare will be at the event on Thursday 10 May which is the night dedicated to the charity. We will have volunteers taking collections before and after the show on that night.

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