The Horse Trust
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The Horse Trust is a charitable institution based at Speen in the parish of Princes Risborough, in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1886 to help the working horses in London. Originally know as the Home of Rest for Horses, it is the oldest horse charity in the world.
The Horse Trust's Home of Rest for Horses operates at its Westcroft Stables in the Chiltern Hills between High Wycombe and Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. It currently looks after more than 100 horses, donkeys and ponies. The Horse Trust states that it is the largest provider of equine welfare grants in the United Kingdom.
[edit] See also:
- California Equine Retirement Foundation
- Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation
- Old Friends, Inc.
