West End Riding Centre

22/12/2025

Merry Christmas 🎅🏻 🎄 to all our clients past and present!

02/12/2025

Yard owners urged to play their part against ever-growing and deadly threat to horse health. Read more below

30/11/2025

Great ride to Highfield country park today via the Fallowfield loop! ☀️☀️☀️

28/11/2025

🚨Important Biosecurity Reminder🚨

We have been made aware of a confirmed case of strangles in the Stockport area. While there are No cases at our yard,

we are taking this seriously and asking all clients and visitors to help us protect our horses by strictly following our biosecurity measures.

Please ensure you:
• Arrive in clean clothes and footwear
• Do not bring equipment that has been used at other yards
• Avoid visiting multiple yards in one day where possible
• Wash hands regularly or use hand sanitiser
• Inform us if your horse has been in contact with any affected premises

These steps are vital in preventing the spread of this highly contagious disease and keeping all horses safe and healthy.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation – together we can minimise risk and maintain a safe environment for everyone.

If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to a member of staff.

🫶🏽The safety and wellbeing of our horses is, as always, our top priority🫶🏽

06/11/2025

🚫 Still Reaching for Equest Pramox This Winter?

For years, winter worming with Equest Pramox has been a routine step for many horse owners. But it’s time to challenge that tradition.

With increasing concern about wormer resistance, it’s essential we rethink our approach and use these drugs only when truly necessary.

🧠 Why We Need to Change:

🐛 Moxidectin (found in Equest and Equest Pramox) is the only wormer effective against encysted redworm — overuse risks future resistance.
🐛 Praziquantel (in Equest Pramox) is one of only two drugs effective against tapeworm — again, overuse is dangerous.
🐛 Resistance is already being reported, and no new wormers are in development. We must preserve the ones we have.
🐛 Horses with consistently low worm egg counts (WECs) through summer often don’t need treatment for encysted redworm in winter.
🐛 Only around 25% of UK horses have a significant tapeworm burden — meaning most horses don’t need praziquantel either.
🐛 Wormers can negatively affect gut health and the environment (excreted chemicals harm aquatic life and dung beetles).

🐴 So, What Should You Do?

✅ Use worm egg counts (WECs) and tapeworm saliva tests to assess whether treatment is needed.
✅ Only treat when there is evidence of a worm burden — not just because it’s winter.
✅ Choose a targeted worming plan based on your horse’s individual risk.

20/10/2025

How you can help us change the fireworks law

With fireworks season upon us, Redwings Horse Sanctuary has launched a petition calling on the Government to reduce the maximum permitted noise level of fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels.

Please sign and share to show how important this issue is for so many people and animals.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/738192

Because we’ve seen the devastating impact fireworks can have. Despite every effort to keep them safe, beloved Redwings residents Cinders, Sprite and Percy all tragically lost their lives after fireworks were set off near the sanctuary 💔.

And they are not alone – horses, pets, livestock, wildlife, and even people with PTSD or sensory sensitivities are at risk.

At 10,000 signatures, the Government must respond.

At 100,000 signatures the issue will be considered for debate in Parliament.

Please help us achieve this important goal within the six months the petition will run for by signing and sharing as widely as you can!

Thank you so much !

23/09/2025

Found this and thought it was useful x

To rug or not to rug👍🐎

07/08/2025

Routine regular worming is a thing of the past!

We aim for a Targeted Worming Protocol. This means we only want to worm a horse if it really needs it. Our health plan includes a tapeworm test each year so please do chat to one of our team on 01565723030 if you need further information!

https://www.ashbrookequinehospital.co.uk/equine-health-plan

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