Compassionate Choices in Animal Euthanasia
Introduction At Tenerife Horse Rescue we are committed to the well-being of every animal in our care. It can be incredibly heartwarming to see animals recover from an often horrible past to a fulfilling animal life enjoying freedom and happiness. However, the stories of our animals do not always have a good ending, sometimes we […]
How to train a horse with positive reinforcement
How to train a horse using positive reinforcement – with Mitzi Written by Journalist Megan Brownrigg Mitzi, one of our volunteers from the Netherlands, is one of those people who just knows how to be with horses. She is kind, patient, and has wisely realized that animals can be better company than humans! Despite spending […]
How to feed horses
This week’s “How to with Lola” is about how to feed a horse in the best way. The correct feeding of our horses is essential for their recovery and rehabilitation. This is why, as a refuge, we get advice from the best professionals on the subject. This time we interview Maria Duran Navarro, equine nutritionist […]
10 Essential tips for equine rescue.
This week’s Tips for Equine Rescue comes from a guest blog host. Harsh Arora, a volunteer from across the web, who has some useful advice for us all. Equine rescue is a daunting task, that is filled with sorrow for the rescuers and others involved. But it has its silver lining which is the love […]
How to build a strong connection with your horse
“How to build a strong connection with your horse?” is the start of a series of blogs written by Lola, our in-house volunteer from Argentina. Sharing knowledge from other volunteers to help you to learn new skills related to horses, sustainability and farm life. Lea, a volunteer from Tenerife Horse Rescue, taught us about equine […]
Horse communication: when your horse says no!
Most horse people have probably been in this situation before and can relate to the person in the little story. There are different possible endings: 1. You try again, this time a little bit harsher. You poke the belly of your horse, pull the rope, you raise your voice. Finally, he starts to move and […]
Rescue horse Billy O’Shea
Xavi This is exactly what happened with our rescue horse Xavi. Such a big strong powerful horse with an amazing nature and a “happy” back story. He was at least well loved, well fed and given medical treatments. However due to ignorance and common practice of keeping horses he lived alone and had formed a […]
A charity to save animals: Billy O’Shea charity single
This is our new campaign charity to save animals. We are launching a new charity campaign in order to save the most animals as we can. We just need the most people as possible to listen and share the song Billy O’Shea from Steve Travis in order to call Nathan Evans attention. This way, they […]
Do we ride our horses?
Horse riding These are questions we get all of the time. What do we think about riding? Can we pay to go on an excursion? We also get the accusations of exploiting our horses and making money from them. I didn’t know what to write about this week. So lets answer some of these questions. […]
