by Jean | Sep 8, 2020 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
Over the years the ARCH team have been on some hairy rescue missions but our latest was one of the most memorable! We had been urgently alerted by city police to several horses in a very bad state, who had been searching for food in rubbish bins. Getting access to...
by Jean | Sep 8, 2020 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
Palmera is the first of a number of new rescues at the Centre. Our “quieter” time was, as we suspected, short lived. This 16-year-old PRE mare was subject to a “no movement” order and the man who had her was caught trying to smuggle her from Spain into Portugal. The...
by Jean | Sep 8, 2020 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
Our Sunday volunteers enjoy showing visitors round the Centre and it is always heart-warming to get positive feedback. We recently the following review: “We had a wonderful Sunday morning visit with our family. The volunteer staff made us feel so welcome, taking...
by Jean | Aug 27, 2020 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
We have a new family member! The ARCH team have unanimously decided that little Bonnie should stay at the rescue centre. This diminutive little mare – whose registered name turned out to be Bimba – cannot be ridden because of a problem with one of her back legs, but...
by Jean | Aug 27, 2020 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
It’s quieter at the Centre (for the moment, we don’t expect it will last!) as we have seen a few departures recently. Our lovely Snowy, who has been with us for many months will be missed by our volunteers (here Sheila is saying goodbye to our lovely...
by Jean | Aug 27, 2020 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
Elly has been working for some time with little Rio who is fast learner. This week she has also been working with some of our volunteers, giving them an introduction to her training methods. As if she was not kept busy enough at ARCH, she has kindly offered to start...
by Jean | Aug 10, 2020 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
Bonnie and Clyde were also rescued recently. A diminutive pony mare and a small donkey stallion. Confiscated from their owner whom SEPRONA considers incapable of looking after them, the pair had been wandering the campo together for several weeks. Fortunately...
by Jean | Aug 10, 2020 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
August 10th. We have three new rescues at the Centre who arrived on Saturday evening. They had been roaming loose on waste ground around an area in Malaga and the police had been receiving complaints from residents that they had been in gardens and near roads. They...
by Jean | Aug 10, 2020 | Fundraising, Tales From A.R.C.H.
‘Cake’ John and Ray Bowers will be pushing their pedals for a very impressive 100km in order to raise funds for ARCH on Saturday the 5th of September. Sporting their ARCH t-shirts they visited the Centre on an open Sunday morning to meet the...
by Jean | Jul 2, 2020 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
It’s been a whole year since the wonderful Elly Brooks joined us and became a vital part of our team. She manages the yard and is head of rehabilitation and rehoming for our rescues. Her expertise, dedication, team spirit and sense of humour have made a huge...
