Posted by on Jun 13, 2011 in Association News | 0 comments
ERF had a great day yesterday at the Etcetera fun day in Lessac (16). Thank you so much to all the generous supporters who donated, bought raffle tickets, clothing, cakes, books, or simply came along for a chat. A big welcome and a thank you to all our new members who joined yesterday. Your support is very much appreciated.
This year saw more people through the doors than last year, giving us an...
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Posted by on Jun 11, 2011 in Association News | 0 comments
Back on the homechecking travels yesterday, and off to see Daisy and Dora. It’s lovely to see how their guardians are so diligent in the way they care for them. The donkeys have various ‘rooms’ in the barn to choose from, including a choice of beds in the section nearest the house. Every evening, they come up the hill and shout for their supper, and are never...
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Posted by on Jun 7, 2011 in Association News | 0 comments
This Sunday, June 12th, is the annual Etcetera exhibition and family fun day at Lessac 16500 and we will be there with the ERF stand hoping to meet lots of new (and old!) supporters. We will have lots of photos and literature on display showing the work we do, current campaigns and how your valuable donations goes to helping equines in France.
This year will will also be holding a raffle on the...
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Posted by on May 30, 2011 in Association News | 0 comments
No foot, no horse!
In our region on the Poitou-Charentes we have still had no rain to speak of for weeks. The ground is like concrete and those horses with thin soles or arthritic joints are probably having a bit of a hard time right now more than most. Whether your equines are shod or not, you may find that you are needing to call the farrier out sooner than normal because cracks and...
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Posted by on Apr 27, 2011 in Association News | 1 comment
Renowned animal & equestrian artist (and ERF team member) Jenny Lupton is holding an exhibition of her works at Galerie de l’hotel de ville de St Yrieix, Haute Vienne.
The exhibition will run from 29th April until 10th May where Jenny will be displaying her fabulous equestrian portraits including images of some of the equines that ERF have encountered at markets over the past few...
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Posted by on Apr 17, 2011 in General News, Mimi | 1 comment
Today seemed as good a day as any to finally try Mimi in with another horse. Up until now Mimi has been next door to other horses but never in with them. One reason was because there was never a herd here we felt was suitable to put her in with, but we think we found a good match for her in Jolie.
Whilst we don’t ever want to see a horse get injured, we felt that due to Mimi’s...
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