Helping animals in distress costs. Not just financially (vets, farriers, equine dentists, microchipping, petrol, telephones and postage), but time (investigating complaints, monitoring sales, providing help and advice and lobbying for changes to welfare laws).

We rely on your generosity to enable us to continue to help equines in need. Please help us to continue to help them.

How? Here are just a few ideas…

Donate money

This is the easiest for us as we can immediately put your donation to good use.

You can send money via Paypal by clicking any of the donate buttons on this website, or send to admin@equinerescuefrance.org (please specify it is a gift to avoid fees). You can also send a € cheque to

Equine Rescue France, Les Beaux, 16420 Saulgond, FRANCE.

• €10 will ensure that the next welfare case is reported

• €20 will pay fuel costs for visits

• €40 will pay for a micro-chip to be injected and registration with the Haras Nationaux

• €70 will pay for a course of vaccinations

• €100+ will go towards the costs of vets, farriers and dentists

Sell your unwanted tack or rugs and donate the proceeds

Auction them on eBay or sell them at a local vide grenier / car boot sale to raise funds.

Donate your unwanted baby items, toys or clothes

If you are unable to sell your goods yourself but wish to donate the proceeds from your unwanted items to Equine Rescue France, you can now take them to

The Emporium (formerly Seconde Chance, Rue de l’Hopital, Ruffec), Route Montjean, 16700 Ruffec.

The Emporium incorporates an ensemble of small retailers including Papillon Bleu who will be selling new and second hand adult and childrens clothes, toys, and baby equipment. They include a Depot Vente Service where you can donate babies, childrens and adult clothes plus toys, and baby equipment for re-sale with proceeds going to ERF on your request.  Equine Rescue France will receive 50% of the sale price of all items donated for their proceeds (which will be identified on their sale tags with the letters ERF).

Items must be in good condition and clean and not too out of date (old fashions do not sell very well, though classic designs do). Toys do not need boxes but need to be in good condition. When items are donated you must state that the proceeds are for Equine Rescue France proceeds.

Until the 30th October, you can drop items into Seconde Chance on Rue l’Hopital or contact Karen on 0545 710493 (preferably in the evening or at lunchtime) to arrange suitable drop off times at the new unit.

If you value the work we do at ERF, please donate so we can continue to help equines in France

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