There is a growing need to help vulnerable, desperate horse owners who care passionately about their horses, to find suitable new owners, sharers and loanees who will give their horse a loving and caring home. Our software team is now developing a bespoke online system to marry unwanted horses with appropriate adopters, for our JV client, Hauctions. We have now entered a consultation phase with The British Horse Society and National Equine Welfare Council and other interested parties ahead of a launch in November.
Rebecca Evans, Vice Chairman of The National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC) has joined the Hauctions team to manage this development. Rebecca has worked in the equine welfare charity sector since 1999, previously working as Equine Welfare and Grants Manager at The Horse Trust where she was responsible for managing a multi million pound programme of welfare grants covering cutting edge scientific research, post graduate scholarships, educational literature and a variety of projects to promote responsible ownership and the welfare of the horse.
The objective is to rehome potentially useful & valuable horses, in particular ex-racehorses, to knowledgeable, experienced, suitable homes. By implementing a professional screening process, unlike any other online system,
All horses are screened as to their potential usefulness and only those which could be potentially useful as companions or rideable horses will be listed. All applicants are screened and only those which match the requirements of the horse’s needs and owner’s requirements will be put forward for consideration. Trials, visits and veterinary exams are strongly encouraged as are home checks. Loan agreements will be generated to suit the requirements of both parties once a suitable new carer has been found.
By providing this service to help rehome horses where value is not an issue but finding the “right home” is crucial, Horses4Homes will help to significantly reduce the number of healthy horses, unnecessarily slaughtered each year and reduce the burden on equine charities.
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