Possibly one of the cheekiest, cleverest and most resourceful Shetlands alive, Amazon is now the easiest pony in the paddock to catch and simply adores attention.

Thankfully that is all behind him now and this cheeky monster is unrecognisable from the poor, depressed and neglected little chap he once was.

Anna arrived under very sad circumstances in January 2020, she was accompanied by her field companions Chequers and Tinkerbelle.

Badger came to us in the summer of 2021, as a very late foal of the previous year.

We were harshly reminded of the grim reality of equine welfare work, on the evening of July 1st – when we received a call about an abandoned foal.

When he was well enough, Brucie was introduced to our Shetland herd – but it took some time for him to be fully integrated.

Charley and his two pals were brought to our attention by a concerned member of the public.

Chequers came to us following the tragic and untimely death of his owner in January 2020, along with Anna and Tinkerbelle.

Coco Bean came to us in early 2024 having developed Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS).

A cheeky faced character, carrying rather too much weight, bounced down the ramp of the transporter.

It’s easy to forget the sorry state we found Crusoe in, when we were called to rescue an abandoned foal in late summer of 2018.

Denzil is innately shy in character and chooses his friends carefully, however, his calm and sensible nature make him popular with everyone he meets.

Donald came to us as a distressed colt foal, discovered by one of Northumberland County Council’s Animal Welfare Team.

Douglass (named after long-time H4H supporter Katy Douglass) had been ‘rescued’ by well-meaning people.

As time passed she settled well within a mixed herd and she has matured into a beautiful little ‘leg at each corner’ coblet.

Giuseppe was found by a member of the public one wintry night in December of 2018 and reported to the RSPCA.

A call from a member of the public, led to a volunteer making a visit to a Durham building site in April 2018.

Hilda B is unusual in several ways.  She is female for starters, when normally it is colts that we find abandoned.

The transformation was almost instantaneous (as it often can be) and in no time at all Jaffa was allowed to join our herd of mini’s.

Jester has since been out and about strutting his stuff and, he even took the Reserve Champion prize at Northumberland County Show!

Still sensitive and always on a mission, he will be the perfect partner for a small person with a devil may care attitude to life.

We were contacted in November 2020 by a concerned neighbour, desperately hoping that we could help find a home for this wee Shetland cutie, who needed a friend (or two).

He had been abandoned – left tied to the railings of a derelict school, with two others, who we named Doogie and Donald.

Parsnip can still be wilful and wily with the other ponies but her sassy character means she likes to be pampered and show off too.

Concerned members of the public had called to say how sad he looked, standing for long hours in his roadside paddock looking bored and lonely.

Murphy on the other hand, with appropriate treatments and lots of TLC, almost immediately turned a corner.

Ninja is quite a character – a proper Victor Meldrew who likes plenty of personal space.

Noggin’s particular case, captured everyone’s heart.

Parsley has now grown and is fully mature. From a sad, straggly little unwanted mite, he is now a beautiful, ‘leg at each corner’ mini cob.

Patrick’s coat was still damp from the birth and he was immediately introduced to hourly bottle feeds.

It is heartbreaking to think that given her advanced years, it is likely this old lady was abandoned as she was no longer useful for breeding purposes and needed costly veterinary intervention.

Perkins sadly started out, as yet another unwanted and abandoned foal. He was very lucky to be found before he met a miserable fate, like so many others.

In November of 2024 we received several reports of a horse in distress, tethered on waste ground.

On arrival, we found Sophie in quite a bit of discomfort as she was suffering from a condition called Laminitis.

From the outset he proved quite a little character. He would look everyone directly in the eye, almost like he could read thoughts.

Please sponsor Sully. By doing so, you not only sustain a bright future for him – but also for others just like him.

Summer’s dam Womble, came to us having been discovered running loose on football grounds for several weeks.

TikTok clearly needed a great deal more time and careful handling and as his elderly owner watched us work, she soon recognised that she would not be able to cope with him any longer.

Tinkerbelle joined us under the same sad circumstances as Chequers and Anna, in January 2020.

Visits were made and Shelby easily charmed his way into a new Loanie Pony home in deepest, darkest Staffordshire!

It was clear from the outset that Trigger was a clever little chap who would use his appealing face to garner all kinds of extra treats.

Back in 2017 we were called by one of the RSPCA Animal Welfare Officers asking for help to catch two foals running wild on playing fields in County Durham.

Zeus came to us to retire, following the very sad death of our wonderful Chair and Founding Trustee, Claire Robinson.