ANDALUSIAN RESCUE CENTRE FOR HORSES (ARCH)

“I said, “Somebody should do something about that“.

Then I realised, I am somebody” – Lily Tomlin.

Urgent Call for Help!

Late last Friday night (25.7.) ten neglected and maltreated equines arrived at ARCH that had been confiscated from an owner who, allegedly, was a hoarder with mental illness. Only four of the equines appear to have microchips and we received no paperwork for any of them.

We are now sheltering two large mares, a mare with a filly foal, two small pony stallions, a donkey stallion, an elderly gelding, and two female donkeys (one of which looks pregnant). They all need urgent care. In addition to the extra hay and hard feed we will have to budget for, there will be extensive veterinary care costs, vaccinations, dentistry and all the animals need a farrier to sort out their neglected hooves.

This is going to put a huge strain on our finances as well as causing substantial additional work for our horse carers Aly and Elisabeth and our volunteer team. We take neglected and abused equines from SEPRONA but receive no costs from the authorities – we even have to pay for the transport in rescues such as this one. It seems that we have to keep appealing to our friends and supporters and the general public in order to keep going. To help us, please donate via our Donorbox: http://www.tinyurl.com/ARCH-Donorbox/ or go to our donations page:https://www.horserescuespain.org/donations/ for other options.

Everything we receive will go towards making life better for these poor animals.

What We Do

RESCUING HORSES, PONIES & DONKEYS

We are a registered charity and work closely with Seprona (environmental law enforcement) and the local police, as we have no powers to confiscate.

To report an Equine in Distress, please click on the following link.

Report an Equine in Distress

REHABILITATION & REHOMING

Once our horses and donkeys are fully rehabilitated, our main aim is to find them a forever home.
To see our available equines and complete an online adoption form, click on ‘Adopt’.
To view some of our favourite ‘before and after’ success stories, view the e-book.

ADOPT

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VOLUNTARY SUPPORT

Our charity is staffed by volunteers and we depend on fundraising activities and donations to carry on our work. Your support will mean a great deal.

Volunteer

Featured Equines

Valentina (formerly "Baby")

Bay filly
Still growing
Born 2020

This filly was abandoned in Granada province together with her mom and another mare when their owner died. The local OCA office asked us to take them in. She is about 2 years old and still growing.

Emcee

Grey gelding
150cm
Born 2021

Confiscated from Huelva with others, starving and neglected.

He has had little sympathetic handling, so needs to learn to trust humans..

Flycka

Grey Mare
+-142cm
Born 2016

Flycka is the perfect project for a very experied horse person due to the fact that she has spent nearly her entire life without any handling. Once she trusts someone, she connects easily, but is wary at first.
Flycka is not dominant in a herd environment, an easy keeper and still needs to be introduced to plenty of new things.

Only suitable for a lightweight person. Has only had basic handling and goundwork.

Esperanza

Donkey jenny

Born 2009

Height 120 cm

Esperanza was rescued by ARCH on the day of our annual Spring Festival in 2025. She had been abandoned near Coín.

She is a lovely and very friendly donkey and gets along with everyone.

Pirata

Grey gelding
160cm
Born +- 2000

Rescued 13.07.2022 from the dry riverbed near Pizarra. Found together with a deceased horse.
Pirata suffered from a severe eye infection and a castration gone wrong (now cured). He is suitable for light hacking.

Senador

Bay Gelding
162cm
Born 2005

Senador was rescued from a tiny stable, where his foot had become infected, and he wasn’t being fed or properly cared for.

He recovered enough to work as a police horse for a while, but now retired from service and has returned to ARCH. He has arthritis which is currently being controlled with medication.

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Visit Us

Due to the heat there will be no open Sunday in July and August. Please come and see us again on the first Sunday of September!

However, we are delighted to welcome visitors by appointment at any time, so please call Jill at (0034) 656 93 56 13 to arrange your personal visit during the summer

Pop in and have a look around
Meet the horses, ponies and donkeys, in a lovely tranquil setting
Talk about volunteering and adopting, or just find out more about the work we do
Please wear closed shoes if you wish to groom or enter the paddocks.

Our Mission

ARCH’s mission is to provide the best care and rehabilitation for abandoned and abused horses. The charity works hard every day to offer these animals a better life.