by Jean | Nov 7, 2022 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
The Rescue Centre is often contacted by the local police when there appears to be an abandoned horse or donkey in the area. Even though our resources are severely limited at the moment and the Centre is full, we never refuse to help. One such incident occurred last...
by Jean | Sep 14, 2022 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
It’s never easy recovering from a traumatic rescue attempt and a sad ending. But, as ARCH President Jill Newman-Rogers says “You grieve for the ones you cannot save and then you have to move on to the ones you can. If you lose the battle then at least you know you...
by Jean | Sep 14, 2022 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
MARQUESA. We were only part of her life for less than 24 hours, but her final breath still left us numb, devastated and inconsolable. A combination of ignorance, lack of compassion and education were against us and we lost a mare, who for all her life was at the mercy...
by Jean | Sep 3, 2022 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
With so many serious and sad cases coming to the Centre recently it is good to celebrate some of our successes. Facebook followers may remember the emergency we responded to in December last year in Extremadura. The Guardia Civil and a local vet were involved in a...
by Jean | Aug 24, 2022 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
This beautiful 23-year-old Palomino stallion was rescued by ARCH in early March, following a raid by SEPRONA on an unscrupulous horse dealer. When he arrived he was extremely malnourished with the obvious problem that he was unable to retract his penis, possibly as a...
by Jean | Aug 24, 2022 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
Pirata has been staying with our vets for the past five weeks, receiving 5-star care and daily treatment. Thank you Rocio and Andres for all your dedication and hard work. He is now looking, and feeling, a great deal better than when we found him, facing a certain and...
by Jean | Aug 24, 2022 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
Duque (Duke) and Curro are looking for a home, ideally we would like to keep these two small ponies together as they are firm friends. Both were rescued from very bad situations but are now rehabilitated and would benefit from finding a permanent home with a loving...
by Jean | Aug 14, 2022 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
The elderly mare, rescued from under a bridge in Chiclana, is doing well. She is thriving on the food and attention she is receiving. Our vets have been assessing her as she appeared to have a problem with undigested feed coming out of her nostrils as green slime. An...
by Jean | Aug 14, 2022 | Tales From A.R.C.H.
SHARING KNOWLEDGE Our gentle giant Senador, who spent some time as a police horse before the work became too much for him, has a “holiday job”. He is helping students at a local summer camp run by one of our volunteers. Recently he was a model for Steffi to do some...
