The Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre has gone international. After months of hard work and support the Rescue Centre is officially registered and recognised as a charity in Switzerland – and the Easy Horse Care Rescue Switzerland is now operational.
This means fundraising can be carried out for the charity in Switzerland with horses being re-homed there. As awareness and support grows the aim is to form a dedicated stables in the country.
The news comes at a time when the Rescue Centre needs more support and funds than ever, with over 120 horses, ponies and donkeys housed at the Rojales Rescue Centre. Co-founder Sue Weeding cannot contain her excitement at what the future could now hold for the animals she, and her husband Rod, care for so passionately.
Sue said: “Now, because we have a branch of Easy Horse Care in Switzerland it will enable us to re-home many horses from Spain to a good place. Switzerland is financially secure, they have grass, clean air, very good animal welfare laws and we feel incredibly lucky and honoured to be given this opportunity to create an association in Switzerland. e are very excited about it because we know we will now be able to help many more horses in the future.”
One such horse who is already on his way to a new life in Switzerland is Lawrence. Rescued by Sue and Rod, his story inspired Jasmin Imfeld. She went to the centre for a working holiday, an initiative which was extremely successful before the pandemic attracting people from all over the world. Jasmin fell in love with what she was doing and with Lawrence and has been at the forefront of helping set up the association in her home country of Switzerland. Jasmin will now act as President of Easy Horse Care Rescue Switzerland.
Sue said: “When you rescue you have to ensure that the animal is safe and secure for the rest of its life and that is why we are so excited about this project.”
Home checks will be carried out in Switzerland and the association reserves the right to take the animal back if they feel it is not being cared for correctly.
The signing of the paperwork could not have come at a more apt time as Sue and Rod celebrated the 12th anniversary of the Rescue Centre, which was formed on 23rd October, after they rescued a horse called Luceiro. Since then, they have never looked back and have dedicated their lives, home and personal finances to helping horses. Now, with the Rescue Centre going international, the next 12 years are looking very positive.