Donated Feed Package Arrives
Donated Feed Arrives from Rowen Barbary. ❤🐴🦄 A pallet of donated feed from Rowen Barbary Horse Feeds arrives at the Racehorse Rescue Centre this morning including specialist feed for Peak. This will see us through until the donations from Facebook are released in two to three weeks. This is most welcome and very generous of Rowen Barbary and... Read More
Impact of COVID 19 on Small Charities
Impact of COVID 19 on Small Charities We wish to update you on the impact Covid 19 is having on the Racehorse Rescue Centre We have been hit very hard due to the way we have successfully run the charity for the last 10 years by using volunteers that have now been stopped attending... Read More
What is the purple poppy?
Racehorse Rescue Centres purple poppy The Racehorse Rescue Centres purple poppy was started in 2012. A registered animal charity (No. 1150864) that actually runs a shelter for animals in need in the UK and provides free programmes that help change lives in the community. The Racehorse Rescue Centre was presented with the Points of Light award... Read More
Children from Carlisle Youth Zone Meet the Horses
Carlisle Youth Zone has around 150 members who are divided into three groups according to age and ability. The under twelves visited us on the 16th of June 2018 and thoroughly enjoyed their experience meeting the horses, playing games, drawing and munching on free snacks and drinks. Most of these children have never met a... Read More
Welfare strategy may force fallen horses to have a break before racing again
The BHA could consider the introduction of a stand-down period for horses who have fallen if there is evidence to support it. The regulator is in the early stages of compiling a statistical base to analyse how horses perform in their next starts after coming down in races. Jockeys already face immediate screening after falls and... Read More
Two young mares are saved a week before Christmas
Two young mares, Mini and Annie arrive at the Racehorse Rescue Centre and would not have seen this Christmas if the Charity had not stepped in to save them. Both, age 3yrs and 4yrs old, have raced unsuccessfully and even though the charity is under pressure at this time of year it could not stand by and... Read More
Sponsored Ride
We are looking for riding stables, event yards, racing stables and owners to do a sponsored ride in December. Please contact the RRC for more details and we can publicise your ride on our media pages.
Wayne Rooney’s former racehorse, Switcharooney arrives at RRC
A racehorse previously owned by former England captain Wayne Rooney has undergone surgery to remove a Keratoma, funded by the Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) and Racehorse Rescue Centre (RRC) who will continue to fund his recovery. Switcharooney, ran six times for the striker before he was retired. However, despite its disappointing form under rules, Switcharooney has a... Read More
Racehorse Rescue Centre Receives Point of Light Award from PM Theresa May
We are absolutely delighted to have received the Point of Light award from Prime Minister Theresa May for our inspiring voluntary work. The Prime Minister’s daily Points of Light award recognises outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making positive changes in their communities. The UK award was set up in partnership with the US... Read More
Komatsu Come to the Rescue of Racehorse Rescue Centre
Our charity faced mounting pressure when our JCB 520 – 40 telehandler broke down on the weekend of 13th of May! This machine is the muscle of the equine Centre and it can do the job of over five different machines in one. Anyone who knows about these machines knows how vital they are when... Read More