Bransby Home of Rest for Horses
Bransby has been rescuing and caring for horses, ponies, donkeys and mules for nearly 40 years. In that time over 700 animals have benefited from the service we provide.
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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, we hope you enjoy your visit to our website.
From all the residents at Bransby four and two legged!!
We are sorry to report that a number of our residents have an infectious disease known as Strangles. On advice from our vet we have closed the Home to visitors. We apologise for any disappointment caused and will reopen as soon as we can. We will continue to be able to take in horses that need our help, but numbers are limited as our Isolation Unit is very busy. Intakes will be restricted to urgent cases only.
We regret any upset or disappointment caused to all those people that hadn't heard we were closed and came to visit us, to those who had been looking forward to the Gala Open Days and those of you that wanted to visit your adoption animals. The decision to close was not taken lightly as the animals benefit greatly from your visits, but after consultation with our vet, it was the best solution to the problem of reducing the spread of the disease. We felt sure that our supporters would be understanding in this matter as the health and welfare of the horses has to be our main priority.
Despite the fact that we are closed our work still continues. Our rehabilitation team have been working very hard getting the horses ready for rehoming. We have been unable to rehome since we closed last August and after much thought it has been decided that we can start rehoming again. To ensure that the animals we rehome will not pose a potential risk of spreading strangles to other horses, we have a strict quarantine procedure in place that will be followed prior to their departure.
Our regular routine work continues which includes taking care of our resident herd of 270 horses, ponies and donkeys at Bransby and 60 horses and ponies at Leominster. The routine work includes treatment from the farrier, dentist and their normal daily routine of feeding, cleaning and grooming. We also have regular weekly visits from the vet to attend to any animals that require medical attention. Despite being closed we still provide a rescue service and have been called on several times by the RSPCA and Police. Unfortunately we aren't always able to tell you about these rescues until the prosecution has been carried out. Of course all our routine maintenance work and any new developments are also carried out.
These are just a few of the Residents in our care
