ANNUAL CHARITY OPEN HORSE SHOW

Our annual show will be held on Sunday 17th August at

Lodge Farm, Raveningham Road, Nr. Beccles, NR34 0HB

Schedule and entry form now on Horse Dates website.

Showing; in hand and ridden, show jumping, working hunter and novelty classes.

Our Tradestand, burger van, ice cream van, photographer & tack stand will all be on site.

Our Tradestand is out and about again at various locations.  We will be at the following places this summer;

28th & 29th May              Suffolk County Show

25th & 26th June             Royal Norfolk Show

25th, 26th & 27th July      Worstead Festival

17th August                     Horse Rescue Fund Open Show,

25th August                     Aylsham Show

14th September               Lotus Cars Diamond Jubliee Open Day

20th & 21st September     Henham Steam Rally

Come and see us at the shows, we have lots of gifts and toys for sale.  Our Trustees and Staff will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about Horse Welfare.  We look forward to seeing you.

We will also be holding charity collections at Tesco, Beccles on the 5th & 6th July and at Morrisons, Beccles on the 30th August.

HELP TO RAISE MONEY FOR US   -  COME AND WALK

We are pleased to say that we are one of the nominated charities for this years Great Yarmouth Rotary Spring Charity Fun Walk.  This takes place on Sunday 18th May, 2008.

The walk will be held around the countryside at Somerleyton Hall, near Lowestoft.  There is a choice of 6, 8 or 10 mile circular walks.  Well behaved dogs are welcome.

Entry fees are £5 for adults, £2 for children 14-17 years and children under 14 are free.  Refreshments, toilet facilties and car parking are all included.  There are Marshalls on all of the walks, maps and directions are provided.

Entry forms and sponsorship forms are available from us here at Woodstock Farm, please send a stamped addressed envelope with a note asking for the forms.  Our staff and Trustees with be joining in the walk, it will be great to see other supporters as well.

PLEASE SUPPORT US - THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS WALK

MORRI NEEDS YOUR HELP

Morri is currently on a minimum of six weeks box rest, following having x-rays and ongoing treatment from our vet and farrier. 

Morri now has a special gel put into his front feet to fill the gap between his shoes and the soles of his feet.  This will give him the cushioning that he needs to help with the tender soles.  He is also on a different type of bed from the rest of the yard as we cannot allow any bedding to ball up in his feet.  He needs very special treatment to get him through this period of time.

We are hoping, that in time, we will be able to reduce his pain relief and he may be able to go out in his field again.

We are appealing for people to sponsor Morri (Chart Moves) as the special padding costs extra on top of his shoes when we have him shod as it has to be replaced every time. 

Please take time to look on our Sponsorship page to read about Morri - he is one of our permanent residents and deserves all the love and care we can give him - BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.

We can only help horses like Morri with your kind donations.

Congratulations to Laura Mann of Flixton for correctly guessing the name of our pony "Cracker" at the Beccles Christmas shopping night.

Laura wins a free year's membership to the Horse Rescue Fund, we look forward to meeting her at Woodstock Farm.

Following the success of our "Carrots for Christmas" appeal last year, we have decided to run it again and ask for help towards our huge winter feed bill.  During the winter months, when the grazing is much poorer, to provide something succulent in the horses'' balanced diet we feed carrots in their meals and as a reward after working.  A large net of carrots can cost as little as £2.50 - so please think of our horses this Christmas and make a donation, however small.

Many Thanks

UPDATE WE HAVE RAISED £350 WITH THE CARROTS FOR CHRISTMAS APPEAL THIS YEAR

OUR GRATEFUL THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED

We would like to add a page to our website where we can feature each month either a horse, pony or donkey who is out in a loan home.

Therefore we are asking all people who have our loan animals to kindly send us, (preferably by e- mail and in jpg format), photographs and a small write up about your horse, pony or donkey.  Tell us about any events you have been to or just stories about them and things they have done.  We are sure other people will be very interested to know about all the animals we have out on loan and in some cases how long they have been on loan for.

We look forward to hearing from all our friends out there.

We would like to thank Currys of Lowestoft for their help in giving us a very good deal on a new digital camera.  Their Manager Leon Roos is very keen to be involved in the local community and we are pleased to have the association with Currys.

We are now able to take top quality photographs to use on this website and to also record the progress of horses, ponies and donkeys that are kept with us.  We will also be able to take photographs of our loan horses, ponies and donkeys during our visits to them.

Very sadly we had to have Roddy put to sleep on the 12th March.  He had always suffered from very bad feet since we rescued him, his laminitis had reached a stage where we were unable to do any more for him.  Although on pain killers he was still not comfortable so following x-rays and consultation with our vets the decision was made.

Roddy will no longer be in pain and we thank him for all the happiness he brought during his twenty-seven years.