It is ARCH policy always to prosecute abusive owners and legal fees are another of our expenses. Recently our vet Rocio has been to Court to give evidence in two pending cases, both dating back to 2024. In May 2024 a very sad pony called Guerrero (our name for him)...

Our newest arrival is a long-legged colt, jealously guarded by his mum Victoria. After a few worrying days, when we were not sure he would survive, the little man is now up and about and looking well. We have named him Lucero, which means bright or shining star....

The Andalusian Rescue Centre for Horses (El Centro Andalusi de Rescate de Caballos) has now been recognised as Utilidad Publica by the Spanish Ministry of the Interior. It follows many years of tireless work rescuing abused and abandoned horses, ponies and donkeys and...

Unfortunately we have now lost two of the mares rescued from La Linea. Both were elderly and in an appalling condition, suffering from long-term starvation. They simple did not have enough strength to continue fighting. At least we gave them food and care for the...

For the past five years ARCH and other animal charities have tried to put as stop to the activities of a notorious dealer in La Linea, Campo de Gibraltar. In 2021 ARCH took in seven horses confiscated by SEPRONA as part of a massive rescue operation. The dealer went...

It was another of those sad days at ARCH when we recently had to say goodbye to Pirata. This dear old boy had been at the Rescue Centre since July 2022 when he was discovered down on a river bed with serious injuries to his eye and his penis, as well as a wound...

Yet again ARCH has been asked by SEPRONA to take in an elderly grey mare in a very poor condition. Once again it is a case of an animal being discarded because they are too old to be of use, never mind that they have spent their working lives being “useful”. Such...

IT'S OFFICIAL! ARCH President Jill Newman Rogers has signed a contract with Alhaurin el Grande Town Hall for the rescue and care of abandoned equines in the municipality. Over the years a number of horses and donkeys have come to the Centre having been picked up by...

Seven horses (six mares and a young colt ) arrived at ARCH in the pitch black, illuminated solely by car headlights. They had been driven up from Almonte, a four-hour journey. These were horses that the Ayuntamiento had rounded up as they were presenting a grave...

Our lovely Lola has left us very peacefully. She had been at the Rescue Centre since February 2023 and had reached the grand old age of 34. She was suffering from extensive melanomas and over time these had worsened considerably and had badly affected her quality of...

ARCH volunteers were lucky enough to be able to watch Steve Young (Steve Young Horsemanship) working with some of our rescues recently and it is a pleasure to see how our horses respond to him (videos will be coming on Facebook later). Steve and his wife Tanya are...

Late one Friday night a lorry arrived in darkness carrying ten equines, with only a few hours’ notice. Earlier that day SEPRONA had confiscated them for neglect and ill treatment from an owner who, allegedly, was a hoarder with mental illness. We had no idea about...