Bransby Home of Rest for Horses

[Admin]

For all the news and links to the charity

[Garry]

Bransby has been rescuing and caring for horses, ponies, donkeys and mules for over 40 years. In that time hundreds of animals have benefited from the service we provide.

However, we would not have been able to help all of these animals without the backing and kindness of our supporters. Thank you very much.
From all the residents at Bransby four and two legged!!


Bransby Home of Rest for Horses provides safe permanent refuge to horses, ponies, donkeys and mules. Bransby has taken over 700 animals into care since it was founded in 1968 and registered as a charity. There are currently over 270 rescued animals at the Home as well as over 140 placed on our foster scheme.

The large majority of new arrivals admitted to Bransby are on-going welfare cases. We work closely with the RSPCA and the Police by helping with the collection and care of these distressed animals. We also provide a home for retired horses, but the large majority of our intakes are cruelty cases.

The Home has over 450 acres of land in and around the village of Bransby, which is situated 8 miles from the City of Lincoln and is mid-way between the villages of Saxilby and Sturton by Stow . The land is invaluable for providing grazing and exercise areas as well as enabling us to make some of our own hay for winter-feeding.



www.bransbyhorses.co.uk/

[Garry]

Bransby has now purchased their own endoscope, which should help speed up the strangles clearance process. They have identified a number of carriers amongst the herds. One shetland (Burt) had 27 'chondroids' found in one of his guttural pouches. These chondroids contain large masses of the bacteria that causes strangles. Burt is now in the Animal Health Trust's 'hall of fame' as the animal with the highest number of chondroids found!! He now features in all of Jeremy Kemp-Symonds lectures on strangles and also appears on the Animal Health Trust website.

[swallowsmum]

i read about that in the newsletter!!! its amazing!
what a good job bransby are doing.

[Garry]

There is now light at the end of the tunnel as far as Strangles at Bransby is concerned. All being well the home should be open to the public again later in the summer.

[suewhitmore]

Garry, do they still take used postage stamps? I've got a huge bag I've been collecting for years......

[jennyb]

They do indeed Sue

[suewhitmore]

Thanks Jenny, I'll get it sent off.

[Garry]

Thanks Sue (and Jenny for answering Sues question!)

Looks like Bransby will be opening again in July and will be having a fundraising open day on 28th Sept with various attractions - watch this space!!!

[Garry]

Bransby will be open to the public again from 1st July 2008

[newimage]

Great news!
I can definately recommend a visit to Bransby as the equines are all helped along the way to recovery by a certain local RA.........!! ;D

[Garry]

OPEN DAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2008 11am - 4pm
In addition to various stalls.
The Horse Education area is having the following representatives on Open Day: Top Spec feeds, Dengie feeds, Fort Dodge Animal Health, Mc Timoney, Reiki, Dentists, Farrier, Animal Health Trust ref strangles, Lincs Police ref security of horses and tack etc and wildlife crime.

Most of the above are doing demos of their area of expertise and Sarah and Kirsten are doing a demo on their rehab work and there will be a parade of rescued animals and dog agility.

[Garry]

If you feel you could give a life long caring home to one of Bransby's horses,ponies or donkeys,go to the website and download a foster application form. Preferance is given to people within a 70 mile radius of Bransby.

[Garry]

OPEN DAY

Sunday 7th June 2009

11am - 4pm

Loads of stalls. Demonstrations throughout the day. Parade of animals etc.

[Garry]

September Open Day

Sunday 27th September 2009

11am - 4pm

Come and say hello if you can make it along to this