Equestrian Centre
Rescuing horses, donkeys, and farm animals in despair.
About our Equine Centre
The Wet Nose Equestrian Centre is a new Unit of Wet Nose Animal Rescue Centre, brought about by the necessity of rescuing horses, donkeys, and farm animals in despair.
Wet Nose started rescuing suffering horses in 2017, with a few paddocks, a small stable, and a dream to help equestrians in dire need of rescue.
In October 2019, we were finally able to start our very own Equine Rescue Centre with an expanded stable yard and improved facilities for our rescues. Using our new facility, we can take better care of our animals as well as generate some of the much-needed income for our rescues. Join us on our rescue mission and support these ventures. In so doing you will be helping us to continue rescuing animals in despair for many years to come.
Since its opening, the Equine Centre has re-homed more than 100 rescue horses. By donating to the Equine Centre or sponsoring a stable you help Wet Nose to pay for:
- Shavings that are used for horse bedding.
- Concentrate and bails of hay for feed.
- Regular Farrier and Dentist checkups.
- Medical expenses for minor injuries like cuts or scrapes, bandaging, and medical products like tic grease and fly spray.
Volunteering at the Equestrian Centre is fun and rewarding. We offer activities for all equine lovers, from someone who has never seen a horse to those who have their own horse. Activities include:
- Grooming our rescues
- Cleaning stables
- Assisting with feeding/spoiling the horses
- Exposure to equine training
- Volunteering at a shelter may not always be easy work, but nothing worth doing comes easy!
Our horses are out all day in the fields or camps with loads of grazing, or in paddocks with large stables that are cleaned daily. We provide thick bedding which is replaced daily. All our grooms have had intensive training. If you like to go on outrides, we have a lot of safe outride space and you can even take your horse for a swim in the dam.
Best of all we have a Vet and a Clinic on the premises that can assist in an emergency, plus there is 24-hour care as our grooms live right in the middle of our Equine Centre.
Pricing from R4000 per month. Enquiries for Stabling contact Veronica – 082 677 8086
Our Equestrian Centre boasts well-maintained facilities and ample space for the equines under our care.
- Lunging ring
- Grass Jumping Area
- Vet clinic on-site
- Outride space
- Wash bays
- Tuck shop
- Ad lib grass
- Best prices on vet supplies
- Picnic space
- Rescue dogs to walk
- Best prices on dentist and farrier services
- Indoor Arena
- Silica Dressage Arena
- General tack room
- Large Barn Style Stables
- Safe paddocks
- Highly trained grooms
- De-sensitization course
- Second-Hand Tack Shop
Donating to the Equestrian Centre is the best way to help our rescue horses. Although donating can be intimidating, we encourage all our sponsors to come and see the good work being done with their donations, we can continue to rescue horses thanks to the gracious donations of the horse-loving public. Most recently Wet Nose has rescued 23 horses in dire need of care, food, and medical attention. The funds we receive from donations will be used to care for these horses and bring them back to tip-top condition. There will be many costs involved in this process the largest of which will be for:
- All of these 24 horses have severe tick infestation; around the ears, eyes, legs, and even genitals. This leads to diseases, like biliary.
- Pests also transmit the most dangerous of all these illnesses, being African Horse Sickness. Vaccines for this illness are VERY expensive on top of being very hard to produce. This means that the amount of vaccines made every year is finite. The months when this disease spreads most is when spring hits, this also means around this time everyone is looking for the same vaccinations.
- Concentrate as well as hay contributes to a large amount of the Equestrian Centre’s expenses; furthermore, fresh bedding is provided to our horses daily in the form of wood shavings.
One Time Donation
- Quick & Easy
- Section 18A Tax Certificate
- EFT or PayFast
- Aids our expenses
Kennel/Stable Sponsor
- Helps us budget
- Receive monthly updates
- Your name on kennel/stable
- Sponsor Certificate
Wills & Estates
- You will be remembered
- Lasting impact
- Leave a legacy
- Invests in our future
Do you need to train with your horse for all the shows but don't have the correct facilities?
We have the answer for you!
You can now book our facilities for an hour or more to train with your horse – individually or in groups!
We have the following facilities available:
- Indoor Arena
- Jumping Arena
- Dressage Arena
- We also have some jumps available and barrels.
FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT US
