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Welcome
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to
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Brownbread
Horse Rescue
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Registered
Charity 1029341
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lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:111%'>Brownbread Horse Rescue has over 100 Acres of grass <=
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lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:111%'>farm land solely dedicated to horses
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Introduction
The 120-acre grass farm situated in
beautiful undulating countryside boasts one of the highest numbers of flora and fauna species f=
or a
Wealden meadow far=
m. A
small stream meanders through the land and <=
span
style=3D'font-size:111%;color:blue'>four further spring-fed ponds provide =
ideal
facilities for study of aquatic life. The land is divided by 10 hedged paddocks that have been
grazed solel=
y by
equines for the last 30 years. The soil has areas of both sand <=
span
style=3D'font-size:111%;color:blue'>and clay with distinctive flora on eac=
h and
many mature oaks and wooded
copses.
The equine sanctuary operates under the
Countryside Stewardship Scheme and a further bog area has been preserved with
insectivorous plants.
On the lawn area by the house is the UK’s first wind generator to <=
span
style=3D'font-size:111%;color:blue'>be built in the guise of a traditional
Sussex smock mill. There is ample seating both under the mill and on the lawns for school partie=
s to
relax and e=
at
their picnics. The indoor, heated pool is available subject to <=
span
style=3D'font-size:111%;color:blue'>qualified lifesaver within the group.<=
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Cont…
History of =
the
Site and Ashburnham
The farm was purchased fro=
m the
Ashburnham Estate in 1972 when it had operated as a small dairy farm. When the ceiling <=
/span>boards of the house were removed to ex=
pose
the old beams there
were several lead tokens that dropped out having fallen through the oak floorboards above. One=
of
the lower fields has a
hop plant that appears every year in the hedge and this,
Cont…
Opposite
the pub is the brew house and many years ago there was a =
butchers shop a bit further along the =
road.
Brownbread Street is the name of both the road and the hamlet of the pub and long house=
s adjacent to it. When the road was orig=
inally
surfaced in 1925 it was tradition for the road builder to name the road. The road buil=
der happened to be eating sandwiches on th=
e day
he decided to name the road and you guessed it, he was eating brown bread sandwiches!=
The
great, great
granddaughter lives locally and authenticates this story.
At one time the Ashburnham Estate was =
vast,
extending the six miles to the coast and owning coal mines in South Wales, also its own s=
hips
which shipped coal =
to the
estate. No doubt much of the coal was used in the Ashburnham brick factory which is =
now
preserved nearby and iron was also smelted. The iron master’s house is a fine exam=
ple
of archit=
ecture
and there are also the remnants of an ancient quayside indicating that water transport from t=
he
coast had been well practiced to this inland area.
Here at Brownbread Horse Rescue we a=
im to achieve the following:
1.To
relieve the suffering of equines who, by reason of cruelty or ill-treatment are in need of care a=
nd attention and in particular to provide or main=
tain rescue homes or other facilities for the recep=
tion
and care of such
equines.
2.To
liaise with any person or group by means of talks or receiving visits to promote the education of
equine welfare.<=
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3.To
identify and train suitable equines for persons with disabilities.
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Here at Brownbread we have a group of helpers tha=
t are
dedicated to raise
funds to help the animals that come to us.
•<=
/span>Some of these animals are in very po=
or
condition and often =
close to death.
•<=
/span>All the animals that arrive at the c=
entre
are checked over by our
local vet.
•<=
/span>Once our animals are checked, then t=
hey
start a long program of
rehabilitation.
•<=
/span>The lucky one’s who make it th=
rough
the program are often put out on loan, or even trained up for disabled
riders.
•<=
/span>The unlucky one end up staying at th=
e rescue
centre for the rest
of there lives, they are well looked after at the centre, but =
this all cost money.
We always need your support to keep these animals=
fed
and regul=
arly
checked by the vet.
About
our website
•T=
he site
is designed to show what we have d=
one in
the past and what we are doing
now.
•Gives advice on how to look after your equine.
•m=
edical
advice is available on common problem=
s
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class=3DBB style=3D'position:absolute;left:-4.43%'>•Advice
on poisonous plants
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style=3D'visibility:hidden'>•
<=
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style=3D'color:#009999;mso-color-index:6'>•How to loan a horse or pony
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<=
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style=3D'color:#009999;mso-color-index:6'>•How to make a donation to =
Brownbread Horse Rescue
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<=
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style=3D'color:#009999;mso-color-index:6'>•Buy Tack used and =
new
<=
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style=3D'color:blue'>•W=
hen are
our open days &=
#13;
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style=3D'color:blue'>•=
Other
Fund raising events
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style=3D'color:blue'>•=
We are
here to give good
advice when needed
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style=3D'color:blue'>•S=
ponsor a
horse
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style=3D'color:blue'>•=
Play
games on our website
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Just some of our Web Pages
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