HM Lord Lieutenant for Essex, Lord Petre (Patron) and Dena Schwartz, Zoopharmacognosist, trustees and staff of Remus Horse Sanctuary, were delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex and many local dignitaries to the Sanctuary on Wednesday 14 October for a VIP Invitation Day. The Countess, who joined the charity as a Patron […]

Sadly, at 2pm on Thursday 8 October, Sue Burton and the staff at Remus Horse Sanctuary said their final goodbyes to Orchid, believed to be the oldest horse in the world. On Wednesday 7 October, Orchid was colicking and receiving round the clock care. She had a comfortable night but was colicking again on the […]

Christmas is fast approaching, and if your thoughts are starting to turn to your Christmas shopping; whether it’s presents, food or a new outfit for the Christmas party; we wanted to let you know about a great opportunity to raise FREE donations for Remus Horse Sanctuary – just by shopping online. Simply do your Christmas shopping […]

Visitors to the Remus Horse Sanctuary Open Day on Sunday 4 October will find a little magic and be able to meet Elsa and Anna, the two Princesses from cult movie, Frozen. The Princesses will be singing songs, posing for photographs and granting Frozen wishes at this, the final Open Day of the season, for […]

Horsemeat is a potential health hazard. Many horses outside of the EU aren’t raised to be eaten, so they regularly receive veterinary drugs that make their meat potentially hazardous for humans to consume. The EU prohibits the import of this meat, even if the horse was medicated only ONCE. Horses in non-EU countries are often […]

Following the recent financial collapse of Brook Farm Riding School, all 12 elderly horses have been re-homed and are now safe.  Sue Burton, Founder of Remus Horse Sanctuary successfully managed the entire rehoming and relocation process and Remus has paid all associated costs as well as providing homes for four of the ponies. This comes […]

Following the recent crisis when we were asked to help re-home 12 ex-riding school horses and ponies who had been evicted from their warm stables after their owners’ riding school collapsed financially, we are delighted to introduce you to the four that we have taken in. Please meet Candy, Coco (the black one), Scotty and […]

Switch your utilities suppliers and you could save over £140 and raise a free £17 donation to us. Did you know that you can save up to £140 when you switch your energy suppliers using Give as you Live’s new Energy Switching Comparison Calculator? Visit the shopping and price comparison website and compare every available […]

Dog lovers across the South East of England are invited to Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary on Sunday 6 September for its Novelty Dog Show taking place at the penultimate Open Day of the 2015 season. Remus host just six Open Days per year and the July and September dates feature a Novelty Dog Show including […]

Remus Sanctuary Founder, Sue Burton, is appealing to the public to help save the many horses currently in dire need. Despite the summer months, the horse welfare crisis in this country, especially Southern England, continues to escalate. Remus are desperate for funds and are asking Essex animal lovers to dig deep to make a donation […]