Cappanagarrane Horse Rescue

28/10/2026

Autumn evening

28/10/2026

Why not donate a bag of feed to a rescue of your choice instead of buying fireworks. These little guys and all their friends will be a lot happier...as will all the dogs cats etc..
You can donate and help by sending to PayPal [email protected].
IBAN: IE65BOFI90600593955526
Thanks

25/10/2026

Horses frequently change homes with little regard from the humans involved in the process on how emotionally and physically taxing the experience is for them.

Their entire lives are changed in the blink of an eye as they leave everything familiar, the environment, the people, the routine, their friends, and more, and enter a world of unknowns. So much of the time they're expected by the humans to just get on with it.

We ride them soon after, expect them to immediately settle into a new routine, and to do everything we want them to do straight off the bat.

But horses are extremely sensitive; they thrive on familiarity, bond strongly with others, and find safety in the known. Travelling, potentially long distances, causes them a lot of mental and sometimes physical stress. They grieve the loss of their previous companions, and potentially the people they spent their lives with. It's a heck of a lot for them.

Giving them time and space to react how they need to and settle in after a move is vital for their mental health. Allowing them to bond carefully with new friends, calmly investigate their new living space and the areas around it, and showing them genuine love, understanding and patience will go a long way to helping them adjust and feel safer in their new space.

When we open our lives to a new companion, remember how hard it is for them to have their entire life changed. Provide them with the opportunity to simply settle in before we expect everything of them, as settling in itself will be hard enough. You'll have a happier horse as a result.

17/10/2026

Sorry to let you know we are full. NO MORE PLEASE..The amount of people ringing asking us to take horses is mind blowing. RESCUES are not there to take your horse when you decide he is too old ..or you can't afford him because you want a new horse...Sorry now but be responsible for your horse.
This I'm afraid is the end of our intake. I intend to look after what I have for the winter and until their time comes.. .no more....we do not have the funds.
Thank you to those kind people who have helped us.

07/10/2026

Slow down...respect for others..luckily Keith is alive ..no thanks to this person.. and the poor horse has died such an awful death..

Kilkenny man Keith Fitzpatrick: “This driver didn't even try to slow down or stop. He struck me full on and then he continued to flee the scene of the accident. He did not touch the brakes. Just hit us head-on, killed a horse, left me on the road..."

06/10/2026

This handsome chap is on the road near gleesons quarry at moyglass.Tipperary...if anyone is missing him

02/10/2026

☆☆UPDATE DOGS ARE HOME☆☆
2 Terriers stolen from their shed in mullinahone. .Very obvious the scumbags knew where to get them ..so anyone notice any suspicious characters the night of the storm please contact owner Shane Sally Brett .Disgusting lowlifes. .

28/09/2026

As we head into winter with 14 horses to try keep well looked after we sincerely hope that the Department of Agriculture won't cut our animal welfare grant by 50%again this year.. If that happens then we have no other option but to close our doors or should I say gates. I'm not getting any younger and indeed I worry about the ones here should anything happen to me. Most of them are older now like myself.. and not something people want. Yet the phone keeps ringing. More and more poor horses being bred and given away to people who have no idea how to care for them ...just to make a quick few euros and sell them on to God knows what or where. The world is such a horrible place right now for animals of all kind. When will we learn that they have as much right to the earth as we have. "There's no excuse for animal abuse"

12/05/2026

12/05/2026

Still looking for the right home..experienced riders only please..086 0834208..ring if interested