All For Horses Rescue and Rehoming

22/08/2026

An update on our situation

We have now been able to pay some of the costs arising from our dispute with the North York Moors National Park Authority, and we have been given extra time to pay the balance.

That extra time is a huge relief. But more time does not mean the problem has gone away.

There is still £38,176 outstanding.

And while we work to meet those costs, the bills do not stop.

Having been required to move our rescued horses away from the charity’s own land, we are now paying significantly more simply to keep them safely housed and properly cared for elsewhere. Those additional costs continue week after week.

Every pound spent meeting these unexpected costs is money that a small charity like ours has to find.

For more than 30 years, All For Horses has taken in horses and ponies who were neglected, mistreated, unwanted or whose owners could no longer care for them.

Some have needed months of rehabilitation. Some have needed years of care. We have never believed that a horse should be rushed simply because helping them takes time or costs money.

We are determined that the work we have built over those 30 years will continue.

The extra time we have been given matters. It gives us an opportunity to tackle this financial burden properly rather than facing the immediate deadline we had before.

But we need to make that time count.

If you can afford to donate, **please help us now**. You will be helping towards these costs while allowing us to continue putting the horses and their care first.

If you cannot donate, please share this post. Reaching someone new could be every bit as valuable.

And if you have already donated, shared our appeals, supported our fundraising or visited our charity shop, thank you. You have already made a difference.

Please donate here:
https://gofund.me/f0f43dbba

For anyone who would like to understand the full background to the situation:
https://www.allforhorses.org.uk/nymnpa

11/08/2026

We have some very sad news to share. Our much loved Holly has passed away at the grand old age of 27. ❤️

Holly passed away peacefully in her field one morning, with her beloved Willie close by. Holly had enjoyed a good groom the night before. She simply lay down in the field and quietly passed away.

Holly and Willie met through the charity and became completely inseparable. They formed such a strong pair bond that we came to think of Willie as her husband, and when they went into foster care there was never any question that they would go anywhere without each other.

One of the loveliest things about Holly's final chapter was seeing her grow so close to her foster carers, Jo and Rob.

Holly could be a little aloof at times and sometimes took a while to decide that new people were worthy of her trust and affection. That made it all the more special to see how well she settled with Jo and Rob, and how close to them she became.

They loved her in return, and we couldn't have asked for a better home for Holly and Willie. Jo and Rob have chosen to keep Willie with them on a long term basis, which is a great comfort to us now. He has lost his closest companion, but he remains somewhere familiar, with people he knows and trusts.

There is never an easy way to lose one of our horses, but Holly had 27 years of life and, in the end, she passed away in perhaps the gentlest way we could have hoped for: peacefully, of old age, in her field, with Willie beside her and surrounded by friends and people who loved her.

Sleep well, Holly. You will be very much missed. ❤️

26/07/2026

A little walk through part of the shop 👀

We’ve had loads of donations in recently, so there’s always something new to find.

This is only one side though… if you want to see the rest, you’ll have to come and visit 😉

Every purchase helps us keep going and supports the horses, so thank you to everyone who shops with us 💛

14/05/2026

What an amazing transformation for Mrs B! We are so thrilled to see the change in her ❤️

21/04/2026

Some of the ponies making the most of the afternoon sun 🌞

They’re enjoying a bit of extra grass at the moment as we slowly start to move them off hay, and it’s safe to say they’re not complaining.

Nothing better than a quiet field, good company, and a patch of fresh grass.

14/04/2026

This is the kind of update we love to see 💛

Bluey arrived with us unable to be handled at all due to past mistreatment, even wearing a headcollar wasn’t possible.

With time, patience, and a gentle approach, she began to make progress.

Now, in her new home, she’s come even further, able to be touched and wear a headcollar, something that once felt a long way off.

A huge thank you to her loaner for continuing that work and giving her the calm, understanding home she needed. This is exactly what the right home can achieve.

14/04/2026

With diesel shortages and fuel prices the way they are, we may have found the solution…

What an inspiring story!

We’ll pop a link in the comments to some of our ponies looking for homes, just in case anyone fancies upgrading their daily commute 🐴

A few weeks' back I did a couple of posts on people teaching their horses to drive in WW2, when there was petrol rationing.

Here is someone who did just that, and who drove into the office. Cecilie Hall worked in central London, and used to drive in to the office from her home in Epping Forest, a distance of about 16 miles.

When petrol rationing came in, she and her young pony both learned together: "very rapidly we taught one another our ideas about driving, with quite successful results."

Of course the vital thing once you have got as far as the office is finding somewhere for pony (and indeed trap) to wait until you're ready to go home. The answer to this really does show it was a different world then:

"This is an easier problem that you'd think, because you'll find that in every town, besides the usual one or two riding schools and livery stables, there are tucked away just around the corner, stables belonging to the milkman or the baker ... and they will all be only too interested in the enterprise. I'm very lucky in that there is a stable just across the road from my office where they look after the pony for me."

Cecilie was (entirely understandably) very worried about how the pony might react to the London traffic, and so made their first journey on a Sunday evening. But again, things went well. She said:

"Driving successfully in thick traffic is, as I very soon, discovered, simply a matter of keeping the pony well up into his bridle, and anticipating what the other trafffic is going to do. I've found it continually fascinating to study the horse's point of view... These differences of opinion are liable to crop up over very petty little points, and they must be foreseen and avoided at all costs."

The only drawbacks Cecilie found were the early morning starts, and getting very wet when it rained. Otherwise she said of driving into the office, "I don't know why many more people don't."

The picture is from Riding, Spring 1942 issue.

13/04/2026

Shannon, Indy and Black Beauty (BB) making the most of some fresh grass in the evening sun 🌅

They’re gradually being introduced to more grass as we wean them off hay.

BB wasn’t taking any chances though, he thought we might take him away from it, so kept well out of reach just in case!

12/04/2026

We urgently need help to keep going.

For years, our horses lived on our own land, where they were settled, safe, and cared for by the same small group of volunteers who have dedicated their lives to them.

Following a planning dispute with the National Park Authority, we were required to remove all of our rescued horses from our own land.

This meant moving every horse away from the only home many of them had ever known.

It also meant taking on significant new costs just to keep them safe and cared for.

For a small, volunteer run charity, this has put us under serious pressure.

We are doing everything we can ourselves to get through this. But we cannot do it alone.

We are trying to raise £41,176 to stabilise the charity and keep this work going.

If enough people give a small amount, we can get through this.
If you can help, please donate here:
🔗 https://gofund.me/2f4fc620b

If not, sharing this helps more than you might think.
You can read the full background here:
🔗 https://www.allforhorses.org.uk/nymnpa

09/04/2026

I just need the right person to give me a chance 💛

I’m Izzy, I’m about 10 years old and 14hh, and I’m looking for someone patient and kind.

I like people, I really do. But I haven’t always been treated well, so I can get worried when I meet someone new. It might take me a little time to trust you.

Once I do, I’ll try my best for you.

I’m unbroken, so I need someone experienced who can bring me on gently. I don’t want a busy life, just quiet days, kind handling, and maybe some gentle hacks in the future.

I live out with other horses and love being part of a herd, so I’ll need that in my new home too.

I can be a bit bargy if I feel unsure, but with someone who understands me, I settle and want to please.

📍 Yorkshire, Cheshire or North Lincolnshire
⚖️ Max rider weight 8st

If you think you could be my person, please take a look here:
🔗 https://www.allforhorses.org.uk/horse-profile/izzy

And if not, please share this for me. I just need the right person to see me.