How We Started

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ReREMUS THE HORSE 2mus 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.

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.

POEM FOR REMUS, THE HORSE

Remus the horse, Remus Memorial Horse SanctuaryNobody cared about Remus

he stood and waited to die.

Then a loving hand was laid on him.

A tear fell from sombody's eye.

All the love was given to Remus-

all the care you could possibly give.

But sadly too late for poor Remus;

he had lost the will to live.

Remus is not just the first one

and sadly will not be the last.

Unless you can help in some small way

to make suffering a thing of the past!