| Fire alert |
FIRE : Can you really afford not to think about it!!!!
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| Safety Seminar |
Watch for 2010 details
If you only manage to attend one Seminar this year
MAKE IT “THIS ONE”
This one you ‘cannot’ afford to miss!
Further details here
Click here to order tickets
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| Events |
Do you love horses but are not able to have one?
How about having your own horse/pony for a day?
Find out more
Child Pony days Here
Ponies in the Community
Many people we are sure will be familiar with Pets as Therapy , the organisation that uses dogs and cats to visit people in hospitals, homes etc
WELL!
REMUS SANCTUARY has taken this a step further with our enterprising prgramme
SEASONAL STROLLS
Join us on our short walk, learn about the sights
and sounds of nature around the Sanctuary and what they mean. See the Sanctuary’s conservation work and all our animals and view inside the lovely and historic Buttsbury Church.
More information
INDULGENCE DAY
Sunday 18th July 2010
A popular annual event. Come along and see the many therapists from all over the South East. Try the therapies for yourself or watch the many displays in our barn. Watch how our animals react to them and learn how much benefit they gain.
Not sure which therapies work - try them for yourself, learn about them and watch our animal’s reactions – they don’t lie!!
You will be truly amazed!!!!!!!!!!
More information
HORSE CARERS DAY
Are you thinking of buying your first horse or pony?
Do you want to work with horses but are not sure if you would cope?
Interested in doing volunteer work with horses but would like to learn about them first?
Do you just like horses and would like to learn more about how to care for them?
Do you know someone who would love a day with a horse?
If you answer yes to any of the above then enroll on one of our Adult Horse Carer days
Only £40 for the day
Dates are: 13th June & 19th
September 2010
MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION FORM
Afternoon Teas at Remus COME ALONG AS A GROUP OR AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY TO SHARE AN AFTERNOON WITH US AT THE SANCTUARY.
Further information here
Conservation Evenings at the
Sanctuary
Further information here |
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The Sanctuary |
Welcome to The Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary Web site.
**URGENT APPEAL PLEASE HELP**
CAN YOU GIVE A HORSE A CHANCE?
The winter is upon us and already
we have been beset with flooding and every time it floods our
fencing suffers substantial damage – sometimes whole
stretches of fence are dragged into the River.
We are inundated with animals this year and are
full to bursting – and yet there are still so many out there
needing our help. We are receiving an unprecedented number of
calls from people concerned re horses in distress and need.
It is also our most expensive time of the year
where we need to use more bedding and food and with all the
extra mouths to feed this is putting considerable strain on
our otherwise reduced funds.
The recession has meant a huge drop in income for
us also. Yet the animals still need food, bedding, veterinary
care, farrier care and much more.
More
Pictures Here
These animals have come from such terrible
backgrounds and now they are here our aim is to give them the
very best chance we can. They have spent their lives doing
their best for their owners – only to be cast out when no
longer wanted, many have spent their lives stuck on a
tethering chain, or starved and beaten. Many hungry and
terrified. When they arrive through our gates they are given
one promise – that from now on they will never know hunger,
never experience cruelty or fear and that this is now their
time for them to have the best that we can offer and with
nothing asked of them. This is THEIR time.
Your donation can help us to
change their lives and give a horse a chance!
Please donate now to help the many
animals here at Remus
Sue Burton
Founder
REMUS MEMORIAL HORSE SANCTUARY has been so named in memory of the first
horse we rescued. Sadly help came too late for him, but the tragedy
of REMUS dying through wilful neglect provided the spur needed
by the now formed charity to save others from a similar fate.
The
Sanctuary was formed in 1983 following the plight of REMUS , who was starved for up to four months in a field, having
been stolen by a horse dealer. Then he was left tied
to a lamp-post outside the yard that he had been previously stolen
from. But now he was emaciated, a mere shadow of the lovely horse
he had once been.
REMUS
For 13 days he stood without
help. Rescue came in the form of concerned members of
the public and he was taken to a horsebox for transportation to
a Veterinary Hospital. Whilst being loaded, he was frightened by
passing traffic, he stumbled, fell and, too weak to get up, he had
to be pushed and pulled into the horsebox. He traveled lying down. Rescue came too late, his
trauma from the months of depravation resulted in him bleeding internally.
He died the next morning in the company of people who cared.
Read Remus's Poem.
Want to visit the Sanctuary? Get directions HERE |
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OPEN DAYS |
OPEN DAYS AT THE SANCTUARY 2010
May 2nd
June 6th
July 4th
August 1st
September 5th
October 3rd
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Raising Funds |
As you may know, the sanctuary is run on money raised from our Open Days and other fund raising events. It costs many thousands of pounds to keep us going. So we need your help. PLEASE consider donating any amount to allow us to carry on with the work we do.
We also have an online shop where you can purchase gifts.
There are two ways you can donate to the Sanctuary. You can use the Donate button below or use the GIFT AID form which you can download HERE
Every little bit helps |
The Weather Lottery |
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Little Farm,
Buttsbury Road, Near Ingatestone
Essex, CM4 9NZ
ENGLAND
TEL: 01277 356191
For more information click above
The Fundraising Promise
The Remus Horse Sanctuary is a member of the Fundraising Standards Board. This means we are committed to adhering to FRSB Fundraising Promise and the Codes of Fundraising Practice, as established by the Institute of Fundraising.
We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of good practice with our fundraising. If you have a complaint about any aspect of our fundraising activities, please contact our Fundraising Complaints Coordinator.
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Mission Statement |
REMUS MEMORIAL HORSE SANCTUARY aims to provide lifetime help and care for horses, ponies, donkeys, goats, sheep, pigs & cows, who are victims of physical and mental abuse, be it as a result of ignorance or malicious intent. The animals are our prime concern and are treated with the utmost respect. Animals are never euthanased for reasons of age or infirmity alone. Nothing is spared to give them every chance to thrive into old age.
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| News |
Elderly
Horse Campaign
We are proud to continue to present the REMUS Elderly Horse
Campaign.
Holistic Care
With many of our horses being so old and with so many health considerations we believe in giving them a range of treatments to compliment the work that our specialised Veterinary Surgeons do with them. See also workshops on the right of this page
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| Sponsor a Friend |
| Don't forget to check out our sponsorship scheme. Many animals still looking for friends.
Sponsor a friend |
| Conservation at the Sanctuary |
At Remus we are very mindful of how lucky we are to have such a beautiful area of Essex for our Sanctuary. We are very committed to caring for our environment and the wild creatures, birds and plants that share the land with us. The Sanctuary land and parts of the buildings are home to many species of wildlife, birds, foxes, hedgehogs etc.
More Here |
| Gift Aid |
If you are a UK Taxpayer there is one way you can help us and it makes an enormous difference to us.
GIFT AID it costs you nothing at all . Please if you are a taxpayer and have not already done so, consider filling in the form below and sending it to us.
It truly makes such a big difference to the Sanctuary and its Animals Thank you.
Gift Aid form HERE |
| Our Patrons |
Details about our three superb Patrons who help the Sanctuary in so many ways.
HERE
This House commends the Remus Horse Sanctuary
Read here about Andrew Rosindell's motion in the House of Commons.
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We need
Volunteers - Can you help?
We need volunteers to help on the yard, with
the animals, with maintenance and repairs, promotions, in the
office and with our conservation work. Do you have a few spare
hours or a spare day? Want to help make a REAL difference?
Want to become part of the team and want to meet new friends?
If so please complete the two downloadable
forms and return them to the Sanctuary. You will then be
invited up to the next Volunteer Induction Day.
Office volunteers needed
Click here
Promotional Volunteers needed
Click here |
| Workshops |
Does your horse need a BIT EXTRA? Want to reduce those costly vets bills with the winter coming up? Attend one of our workshops to learn what you can do to help your horse.
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| Audio Visual Talks |
DO YOU BELONG TO OR RUN
a Group, Club, School or other Organisation and would like an interesting and lively speaker with powerpoint presentation to entertain your members.
These talks have become very popular and we are already taking bookings into 2010
Information here |
Our Hedgerow of rememberance |
Our Hedgerow of Remembrance
A living Memorial to your loved one
We are planting a Hedgerow of Rememberance in memory of loved ones.
Family members, friends or a loved pet.
Further information here |
Dog Show |
Scruffs Dog Show
Date to be announced
Further information here |
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