ARCH has taken in yet another abandoned horse. The grey mare was wandering loose in the campo in the dark when she almost caused an accident. As is too often the case, she has a microchip, but the registered owner declares he sold her/gave her to someone else. While...

Followers might remember the high-profile case of a small black pony back in March 2021. Little Duque, as we named him, was the victim of shocking and long-term neglect. Confined to a tiny enclosure without any proper care, his hooves had grown like curving horns, his...

Caramelo first arrived at ARCH early in 2021 following a high-profile SEPRONA operation against an unscrupulous horse dealer. He had been concealed with a mare in another location, both horses having physical problems which, presumably, made them unsaleable.  The...

A BIT OF A MYSTERY! Our latest rescue came from Alcazar de San Juan in the province of Castilla-La Mancha south of Madrid. The Policia Nacional had been alerted to the dreadful state of three horses on a finca. When they arrived one was already dead, a second was...

Little Chiquita, Maggie’s surprise foal who was born back in May, left for her new home recently. Well adjusted, well grown and very confident she is settling well – her new Mum, Lucia the vet, has been visiting her and handling her since she was very small. Mum...

Noor and Tess, students from Belgium, spend two weeks at ARCH in October as part of the Erasmus project. They experienced the highs and lows of horse rescue, gained a wealth of knowledge and were a great help to the volunteers. Their enthusiasm was contagious and we...

ARCH has recently rescued four horses from Huelva who were in a pitiable state with no food or water. All four – two mares and two geldings – have survived the critical first two weeks at the Centre. They are chipped so we know their names and their ages. Their owner...

ARCH followers will remember the horrific case of the grey stallion we named Pirata. Abandoned and left to die in agony with serious wounds, he was discovered near the body of another horse in a remote part of the Rio Grande. Sadly, we have been unable to trace his...

Steffi recently celebrated her first anniversary at ARCH as horse carer in chief. It’s been a challenging year with so many rescues, some of whom had complex and ongoing problems, which she has faced with dedication and expertise, both on a day-to-day basis and in...

All our volunteers are special, selflessly giving up their time and energy for the love of horses (and donkeys, ponies and mules!). But special mention should be made of our long-time volunteer Sheila who this month is celebrating ten years of helping at ARCH. Sheila...

Followers may remember Maggie, one of two grey mares confiscated in Huelva by SEPRONA last year. Her companion, sadly, had to be put to sleep as she had a long-standing and incurable leg injury and could not walk. Maggie suffered badly from sand colic when she arrived...