Shy Lowen Horse & Pony Sanctuary

16/07/2026

We are taking bookings now for Own A Pony day for the summer holidays. The day is 10.30am until 4pm. The participants have a pony of their own to care for, learning to muck out, feed, water, groom and tack up. They have two riding lessons included for half an hour each, one before lunch and one before home time. There are no age restrictions, this is suitable for children and adults. For teenagers and adults booking we will their need height and weight. Children 8 years and under need an adult to stay with them for their day. The riding lessons are in keeping with our No Kicks, No Sticks ethics and whips are not allowed on site. Arrival with a whip will result in entry to Shy Lowen being refused.
The cost is subsidised at only £45.00 per day or £80.00 for two people on the same day. Payment is due at the time of booking. You will be refunded if you cancel with a minimum 24 hours notice or if we need to cancel the event for any reason.
The dates currently available are:-
Monday 20th July
Tuesday 21st July
Friday 24th July
Monday 27th July
Tuesday 28th July
Friday 31st July
Monday 3rd August
Tuesday 4th August
Friday 7th August
Monday 10th August
Tuesday 11th August
Friday 14th August
Monday 17th August
Tuesday 18th August
Friday 21st August
Monday 24th August
Tuesday 25th August
Friday 28th August
Monday 31st August
Please send an inbox message to book or email [email protected]

15/07/2026

Proud to serve, looking forward to meeting you ladies :)

WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT AN INTRODUCTION TO EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY WILL NOW FEATURE ON THE AUGUST MIND FORCE RETREAT. 🐴

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FEMALE ONLY
VETERANS & ARMED FORCES
RETREAT.

Due to popular demand we have announced the first female only veterans and Armed Forces stress reduction retreat.

📅 11th - 14th August 2026
🗺️ Location: Formby Merseyside

This is a fully mindfulness based stress reduction street, designed by veterans for veterans and the Armed Forces community.

Retreat sessions scheduled but not strict, Including but not limited to:

🧘‍♀️Spa day
🧘‍♀️Yoga
🧘‍♀️Breath work
🧘‍♀️Sound bath
🧘‍♀️Crafts
🧘‍♀️Beach walk & talk
🧘‍♀️Group dining
🧘‍♀️Empowerment
🧘‍♀️Yin Yoga
🧘‍♂️Intro to Reiki
🧘‍♀️Reiki Circle
🧘‍♀️Equine assisted Therapy

Please note this is a 3 day residential retreat for females only, there is a number of spaces available for individuals wishing to attend as day visitor.

You can apply to join the Mind Force Retreat by contacting The Block Armed Forces Foundation.

[email protected]

For more information you can visit mindforceretreat.com

14/07/2026

🐾 The news you've all been waiting for...Our Fun Dog Show, Sunday 16 August, from 1-4pm 🥳

Fun classes just £1 each to enter! Entries on the day - see poster for details. As always, dogs must be kept on a lead at all times 🐕‍🦺 A huge thanks to Dawn Cassar for organising this show for us once again 🩷

We'll also have our fundraising stalls, win every time tombola, and homemade cakes and refreshments ☕🍰 and a teddy bear tombola! 🧸 Don't forget there will be pony rides too 🐴

If you can't make it on Sunday 16th please consider making a donation 🩷

You can donate via PayPal [email protected], friends and family please, or bank transfer to Shy Lowen Horse & Pony Sanctuary Sort code 16 24 06 and account number 10499555

Please share this post far and wide, it really helps, as Facebook is not always helpful 🤗 Thanks for all your continued support 🩷 Hope to see you 🥳

Get your pooches pampered 🐾

10/07/2026

Isaac is our herd leader and he has decreed that as the temperature has again exceeded 28°C - in fact it's reached 32°C there will be no horse riding at Shy Lowen because it would have a big impact on horse welfare. The human team are largely employed dousing the horses and ponies with water to help them stay cool. It's very hot for all you humans too so please stay hydrated, shield from the sun and enjoy the weather as much as you can. Isaac says the equine team will be ready to carry you on your horse riding exploits once the temperature gets back to horsey comfort zone.

These cancellations are impacting the income of the charity so if you have the ability to make a donation please can you do so. Thank you so much for all your support.

06/07/2026

Huge thanks to everyone who came to our 16th annual music fundraiser yesterday! We were blessed with a beautiful day full of great performances and we hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as we did!

Special thanks to Mike Badger for once again organising, hosting and playing for us, to all the talented performers and to our team of volunteers who worked so hard to prepare throughout the week and through a very long day yesterday setting up and looking after the horses as well as our 200+ visitors.

We raised a fantastic £2538 in total, all of which will go to our rescued horses and ponies. Thank you so much to everyone for their support and contributions. If you were unable to join us yesterday, please consider making a donation, every penny helps us to keep going in these tough times!

Our next open day is the Fun Dog Show fundraiser on Sunday 16th August, we hope to see you and your furry friends then!

05/07/2026

We are open and underway for our 16th annual live music fundraiser! Join us until 7pm for the chance to see some fantastic live bands and performers, grab some refreshments and homemade cakes, browse stalls, play games to win great prizes, have a pony ride and more!

If you can't make it today, please consider making a donation to help our wonderful rescue horses and ponies and support the amazing work they do in the community. Hope to see you later!

30/06/2026

Last year the Vets with Horsepower team generously donated funds to set us on our way to put a roof on our arena. We've allocated some other funds and received further donations towards this and we're now metaphorically ready to get our show on the road just as the Vets With Horsepower are actually on the road for this years fundraising effort for other worthy charities. So in Liverpool (and probably other places too) when we want to get a difficult situation under control -for us in this case we want to control the effect of the weather - we would 'Put A Lid On It'
So project Put A Lid On It is now live. The cost of the materials to do this is £44,297.00. We have a total of £17,686.00 towards this with a further £15,000 promised but not as yet received. So we need to raise £11,611.00 to make this happen - ideally before the winter arrives. If you can help with this then please donate using the Justgiving link here https://www.justgiving.com/page/shylowenarenaroof?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

Horse and Pony Rescue facility which also helps people, mostly children and military veterans, through Equine Assisted Therapy.

29/06/2026

🐴 YEEHAW not long now 🐎

Our Music day is happening on Sunday (5 July) 🐴 🎶🎸

Gates open 1-7pm, donation on entry. A huge thanks to Mike Badger for once again organising this for us, and to all of the performers for giving their time and talents.

We'll have our fundraising stalls, win every time tombola, homemade cakes, BBQ and refreshments ☕🍰 and a teddy bear tombola! 🧸 Don't forget there will be pony rides too 🐴

As always, dogs are welcome, but must be kept on a lead 🐕‍🦺

If you can't make it to the event, please consider making a donation. Every £1 really helps 🤗

You can donate via PayPal [email protected], friends and family please, or bank transfer to Shy Lowen Horse & Pony Sanctuary Sort code 16 24 06 and account number 10499555

Please share this post far and wide, it really helps people see our posts 🤗 Thanks for all your continued support 🩷 Hope to see you 🥳

📅 Date for your diary: our dog show is on 16 August 🐾

24/06/2026

Would you like to follow this link and nominate Shy Lowen to receive a field shelter/s which are being kindly donated by Hunter Stables Ltd

https://www.facebook.com/Hunterstablesltd/posts/pfbid02bvDZXPfYDSJjJ8Synw5qQJs6SLASCbAm1DrGMtqUeNPtc9RLZGwQo6QEbLX2fybal