22/05/2026
Jasmineโs 10th Birthday Fundraiser for rescue horses!
Wow Jasmine has raised an amazing ยฃ440 and would like to keep going. Bless her heart, she is doing this fundraiser instead of having birthday presents.
Please support her with a little if you can, which in turn helps horses like Pride. Thank you to everyone who has donated & of course a huge thank you & well done to Jasmine! X
If you keep checking & pressing on her link you will see how to help & more rescue stories too.
Prides rescue story ๐
Pride is one of the incredible rescue horses at New Range, and his story shows just how much love, patience and kindness can change a life.
As a young foal, Pride thought he was beginning an exciting adventure after leaving his mumโฆ but sadly, it became the start of years of fear and heartbreak.
At first, life seemed okay. He was cared for and fussed over while he was little. But as he grew bigger, people decided he was โtoo much to handle.โ At only 18 months old, Pride was taken away and sold.
What followed were years of travelling between frightening horse auctions, rough owners and cruelty. He was passed from place to place, often without enough food, water or proper care. Training was done through fear, force and punishment. Pride was whipped, beaten and starved, leaving him terrified of people, horses and the world around him.
By the time he was 6 years old, Pride was broken in spirit and shut down.
Then one day, everything changed.
At an auction, while being cruelly whipped onto a lorry, a woman with long blonde hair stepped in and told them to stop hurting him. That woman was Paula, and she gave Pride the chance he desperately needed. She bought him and softly told him:
โItโs alright boy, youโre safe now. Iโm taking you home.โ ๐
That home was New Range.
When Pride arrived, he was frightened of everything. Although he had a warm stable, food, water and kind people around him, he couldnโt understand why anyone would be nice to him. He spent most of his days standing against the back wall of his stable, too scared even to look over the door.
Paula and the team never gave up on him.
Day by day, they showed him patience, understanding and something he hadnโt known much of before โ love. Slowly, Pride began to trust again. He learnt that hands could be gentle, not cruel. That grooming didnโt mean pain. That fields meant freedom, not fear.
Even rehabilitation wasnโt easy. Simple things like tack and training brought back painful memories, and Pride was terrified. But through patience, reassurance, treats and gentle encouragement, he slowly found confidence again.
Eventually, Pride learnt that not all humans were monsters.
He began trusting people, being ridden kindly, and forming bonds with those around him. Although Paula thought he might never be suitable for riding lessons, she promised him something far more important:
A forever home.
Today, Pride is completely unrecognisable from the frightened, underweight horse he once was. He is now 26 years old and has spent nearly 20 years safe at New Range, surrounded by love, care and kindness.
Stories like Prideโs are why rescue centres matter so much. There are still so many horses and ponies out there needing help, just like he once did.
I am fundraising for my favourite riding school and rescue centre, New Range, so they can continue rescuing and caring for horses like Pride and ponies like Tinkerbell.
If Prideโs story touched your heart, I would be so grateful if you could support my fundraiser. Every donation โ big or small โ helps give animals the love, care and second chance they deserve. ๐
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/jasmine-birthday-horses-help?utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL&fbclid=IwdGRjcAR1N2ZjbGNrBFsH62V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHv5v0xkQHgTOETGUrNgQgL_IPwzShZ1S52JbB-mF3JIl46YFngqEn9PCrIvb_aem_h6hwl-K_DI3igNTw9THDWA
Iสผm raising money to For New Range Riding school for Jasmines birthday . Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
