RIP Blue

RIP Blue

by | Jun 14, 2016 |

Monday: What a week. Come to that, what a year! We have lost so many of our dear old horses and ponies this year but we were not expecting to lose our dear Blue quite so soon. Blue suffered from liver problems after years of neglect  in his previous home but we...
A very busy few weeks.

A very busy few weeks.

by | Jun 14, 2016 |

Today we admitted a very thin stray white cat and  being currently lacking in imagination we have named him Snowy! I wonder just how many animals there are in the Uk going by this name? Old Winston the emaciated black and white cat we admitted a couple of weeks...
Penny and Hugo find good homes

Penny and Hugo find good homes

by | Jun 14, 2016 |

Well it looks like Spring is finally here.I heard a cuckoo for the first time yesterday  and our swallows are back to nest in the barn. Isn’t it amazing how they make that huge journey from Africa to the same place here every year? If only I had the same sense of...
Another Loss

Another Loss

by | Jun 14, 2016 |

What a week!  After losing our dear old Callie, we lost Freddie Kruger a few days later. This time we had quite a shock as he had not been ill and was, we thought ,a healthy horse.  A bout of colic claimed his life suddenly and our Vet thinks he may have had tumours...
An Old Cat Arrives

An Old Cat Arrives

by | Jun 14, 2016 |

We have just taken in an elderly ginger and white  cat whose owner is in a hospice. Poor Lester has been in an empty house for nine months and in spite of a very good neighbour helping to care for him, he is clearly in need of  more tlc. He appears to have developed a...
Come on, last chance to join us at Zipworld!

Come on, last chance to join us at Zipworld!

by | Apr 8, 2016 |

In an attempt to raise some funds for the shelter here, I organised a Zipwire event locally but  I was disheartened to have no applications from people wanting to take part.This week, however,  I reposted the appeal on Freshfields Facebook Page and I am delighted to...