Horse Appeal
You may have heard that on Tuesday 23rd July we had to say goodbye to our amazing horse, Hercules
Hercules has been a part of Scropton RDA for 10 years. As the key member of our horse team he was a true all-rounder, always ready to help with whatever his rider asked of him. He took everything in his stride and was equally at home in a lead rein therapy lesson as in the dressage arena.
Countless riders have benefitted from his calm and gentle nature over the years, and without a doubt he has been the most loved horse at our centre.
Hercules will be a hard act to follow, but you can help us try
We were already looking for another larger horse to work with older children and adults, but now with the loss of Hercules this search has become much more urgent. We are having to cancel some sessions and our participants are doubly disappointed; both at the loss of Hercules and having no alternative horse to ride.
We urgently need to find a new horse to join our team, but this will take both intensive horse hunting and money. As for most charities, in the current financial climate we struggle to raise enough funds to keep us running, and now we have to find thousands of pounds extra for a new horse
There are two ways you can help us:
Make a donation to our new horse fund to help us buy a replacement for Hercules
Let us know if you know of a suitable horse for sale who could join our horse team
With your help we can make more horse magic happen!
Make a donation
Every donation, large and small will help us find the funds to buy a new horse. We really appreciate your generosity in making a donation to help support the work that we do.
If you are a UK tax payer you can gift aid your donation, making it even more valuable to us. We will contact all donors to check if you are able to do this.
Thank you for making a donation
Help us find our next horse
We’re looking for a new horse to join our horse and pony team here at Scropton Horse Centre
We provide a great home for our horses with the best of care, catering to each individual horses needs. We have high welfare standards with regular physio, dentist, saddle fitters & more.
We are careful to ensure each horse has an appropriate workload with plenty of downtime.
What type of horse are we looking for?
We’re quite flexible about size; looking for a horse between 13hh and 16.1hh. Ideally we’d like them to be between 8 and 16 yrs old, but we would consider a younger horse if it has been well broken and schooled.
For the variety of work we do at our centre we are looking for a horse that is:
Great on the ground and has been well handled by a variety of people.
Happy to work in a school/arena as we do not hack out.
Well schooled; able to do a basic dressage test and pop a small course of jumps
Patient and sensible.
Able to work on and off a lead rein
The following horses are unlikely to be what we are looking for:
Green horses with little schooling
Horses that nap or are unsafe to handle
Horses that come from a sole hacking home
We don’t mind manageable health conditions if this does not affect the horses working life.
We are happy to consider a loan or purchase, and have a good budget for buying.
We will want to asses any horse ourselves prior to purchase, and to have a vetting carried out
Although we have quite a long wish list, we would be very happy to talk to any potential loaners/sellers about their particular horse and whether it would be suitable for us.
If you have a horse to sell/loan that you think we might be interested in then please get in touch with us:
Thank you for any help you can give us in finding a new horse for our centre. Your help will enable us to pass the benefits of time with horses onto more participants, both those with additional needs and mainstream.
Although we have quite a long wish list, we would be very happy to talk to any potential loaners/sellers about their particular horse and whether it would be suitable for us.
If you have a horse to sell/loan that you think we might be interested in then please get in touch with us:
Phone our centre on 01283 812753
Email horses@scropton.com
Thank you for any help you can give us in finding a new horse for our centre. Your help will enable us to pass the benefits of time with horses onto more participants, both those with additional needs and mainstream
