12 ponies of Christmas: ‘sensitive and smart’ gelding seeks new home
Could you give Ciffig Solar (Solar) a loving new home?
The 13hh gelding is the next pony to feature in our ’12 ponies of Christmas’ series.
Two-year-old Solar came in to World Horse Welfare’s care in May 2016 with a small group of others whose owner could no longer provide the care they needed.
He is now looking for a home experienced with bringing on and handling youngsters.
“Solar is a very intelligent and sensitive little man who has proven to be a quick learner and mastered his basic handling skills,” said a World Horse Welfare spokesman.
“Solar would love a home with other geldings where he could keep building his confidence and learning.”
Solar is at World Horse Welfare’s Glenda Spooner Farm in Somerset.
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The charity has been taking in a large number of youngsters like Solar in recent years.
World Horse Welfare currently has 43 foals in its care — 23 of which were born this year in World Horse Welfare’s care.
‘Passionate about the same goals’
World Horse Welfare is Horse & Hound’s charity of the year 2017.
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Following a successful 2016 partnership with the Injured Jockeys Fund, H&H is to work with World Horse Welfare next year, as the charity celebrates its 90th anniversary.
Content director Sarah Jenkins said H&H is “delighted” to be working with World Horse Welfare.
“Our organisations have long had a close association and feel passionately about the same goals for the benefit of all equines and equestrians,” she said.
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Rachael joined Horse & Hound in 2014, initially as a digital sub editor then became part of the news team as a writer in 2015. The philosophy graduate studied journalism at the Press Association before working as a local reporter at the Brentwood Gazette. Rachael is now a mum of two and still loves all things equestrian, including hacking, dressage and jumping with her cob Bert. Rachael left the H&H staff to go freelance in June 2019, but still contributes to our magazine and website, as well as our sister magazine Country Life, among others.