2009/2010 Charity: Shy Lowen

We are pleased to announce that the IH Charity of the Year will be " Shy Lowen "
Bernadette was one of the first posters on the original IH DG many many years ago so its lovely to know that on the 10th Anniversary of starting the sanctuary, IH has made them their chosen charity.
Here are some details of their wonderful work.

The History

Shy Lowen Horse and Pony Sanctuary has been in operation since 9th November 1999 and became a registered charity on 20th February 2008.
Charity number is 1122891
The sanctuary address is: Buckley Hill Lane, Thornton, Liverpool L29 1YB
The correspondence address is: 18 Back Lane, Thornton, Liverpool L29 7WD


Firstly, why Shy Lowen? Shy Lowen means ‘Home of Happiness’ in Old English.

The sanctuary objectives as registered with Charity Commission
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS (IN PARTICULAR EQUINES) IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.
TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND EQUINES IN PARTICULAR AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.

The mission of Shy Lowen is to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home (where possible) any equine in need; and to provide a safe haven for all those that are not re-homeable. We operate sponsorship and adoption (loan) schemes.

Sponsorship is available for the permanent residents of the sanctuary, the horses that cannot be re-homed for health reasons or because of old age. The oldest resident currently is Mystic Moose aged 31, he is an ex racehorse who ran his last race as a 10 year old in February 1988.

Adoption is available for the healthy, rehabilitated horses who go out on loan to new keepers as pets, companions or riding/driving horses.

When we find a suitable home for a horse, he or she is adopted on a permanent loan basis, so the horse still belongs to Shy Lowen, but responsibility for the horse is transferred to the new keeper. We do this to ensure that the horse is never neglected or abused again, as we retain the right to reclaim the horse if necessary.

www.shylowen.com

2008/2009 Fundraising

Fundraising for the IH charities for 2008 / 09 was divided between:

Lluest Horse and Pony Trust in Wales ( http://www.lluesthorseandponytrust.org.uk.)

And the Riding for the disabled in Lambourn. ***New website now LIVE!!** www.lambournrda.co.uk

All proceeds from both the main fundraising and the classified section will be split between these two wonderful charities.

There will be lots of fundraising being held on the Discussion Group with auctions, raffles, events and more! If you have anything you would like to donate or ideas on how we can raise money for this fantastic charity then please contact the committee on This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 2007/2008 Fundraising

In 2007/2008 we raised £4832 for The Veteran Horse Society

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