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2019 Now safe in the Sanctuary - below are the mares
and foals from a group of 17 horses and ponies
who came to us from a stray horse pound. Once Above Impounded - rejected and forlorn, a
we had agreed to give them a home at Hillside, to mare with her foal faced an uncertain
future. Left - On arrival at the Sanctuary...
save them from being shot,
the pound were happy to 23 years ago.
keep them until they could Soul Train, a gentle ex-racehorse who
travel. One of the ponies so deserved to be rescued, now
actually gave birth while follows on in La Vizelle’s footsteps on
waiting in the pound and our adoption scheme.
their vet advised to wait a
few days until the young 57
foal was strong enough to
make the 300 mile journey
to Norfolk safely.

R.I.P La Vizelle us, she was certainly a character and
all the staff loved her. She leaves
La Vizelle, or Dawn as we behind her field companions, ex-
affectionately called her, was with Police horses, Bielby, Taylor,
us at Hillside since 1997, which is Luxembourg and Tiltro, Poppy and
almost as long as the Sanctuary has her best friend Sonique another ex-
been in existence. She had always racehorse with whom she has shared
enjoyed good health until just most of her life. We know they will
before we lost her. all miss her very much. Thank you
Dawn was rescued from certain so much to everyone who kindly
slaughter at only two years old from ‘adopted’ Dawn which meant she
a sale where horses, who are just was able to enjoy a long and happy
seconds too slow on the racetrack, life in the Sanctuary - a far cry from
are ‘disposed’ of. the situation she found herself in
In all the 22 years she lived with