We are blessed to be surrounded by a group of hard-working equine specialists, volunteers and sponsors, without whom our animal welfare work would not be possible. We are so grateful for their support and would like to publicly acknowledge them here.
Are you interested in becoming an official sponsor or partner? Please email rescue@easyhorsecare.net to discuss how we can collaborate.
Dorothea is our official veterinarian and provides every one of our rescued horses, ponies and donkeys with an extremely high level of care, right here at our rescue centre. Dorothea is also on call 24/7 for emergencies and has come to our rescue with sick equines too many times to count.
The Hospital Veterinario San Vicente – better known to us as the Alicante horse hospital – is the place we send our horses when they become seriously ill and need the kind of specialist veterinary care that only a dedicated facility can provide. We are so grateful to Nacho and his team for frequently offering us a charity discount to help ease the burden of large veterinary bills.
Enrique is our official farrier, who deftly handles the many complicated cases and specialist shoeing solutions required by our rescued equines – many of whom went without proper hoof care for years. Enrique visits once every three weeks and often handles more than 20 animals each visit. He’s a swift yet thorough operator.
Gaspar is a skilled Dutch veterinarian living near Barcelona, who served Spain’s 2012 equestrian Olympic team. Whenever we are faced with rescued equines suffering extremely challenging and rare veterinary problems, we make the nine-hour drive north to Barcelona with our horse float to Gaspar’s Equihealth Veterinarian Clinic, where they are given the best specialist care available in Spain. We have Gaspar to thank for Faith the pony’s successful leg amputation and prosthetic leg fitting.
Rojales Town Hall support our work with an annual grant. In 2022, they have increased the grant they have given us to 8,000€.
The Corner Shop is a shop selling English products in Albox, Almeria. Amazingly, Cheryl and Jane, the owners, have raised over €30,000 in five years for our rescue centre. They have a fundraising postal service for their customers, and they also hold raffles throughout the year. Their customers are incredibly generous!
For every new client that buys a policy from them, Spanish Insurance will donate a percentage of the sale to our rescue centre. Call 966 730 694 for more information.
Elaine is a tireless supporter who is always coming up with new personal challenges to help raise money for our rescue centre. Since 2014, Elaine has jumped out a plane for her 60th birthday and climbed the gruelling 26-mile Yorkshire Three Peaks, raising more than €1600 in the process. Based in the UK, Elaine also volunteers in our La Zenia charity shop when visiting Spain.
Kate is a long-term supporter who has donated thousands of euros over the years. In the early days, Kate bought many of the horses we saved, as back then police weren’t on our side and convincing owners to sell us their equines was the only way we could get them out of these hellholes. Kate has also funded many big-ticket items for us, including the van we use to pick up and deliver furniture for our charity shops. Kate and her twin sister Solvi – who sadly passed away from cancer – helped us get out of some very tight spots in the early days. We owe so much to the incredible generosity of these wonderful women.
Louise Brandley from Orihuela’s Looking Good Boutique generously supported us since our very first day, and regularly held popular fashion shows to help fundraise for our rescue centre. Louise raised thousands of euros for our centre over the years and we couldn’t be more grateful for her support.
We are grateful to our small team of volunteer English-to-Spanish translators who helped create the Spanish version of our website, including Marta Guillen, Nieves Sala Aguilar, Susana Katterwe, Chiara Iafigliola, Kathryn Walsh, Kimmy Costa, Patricia Terres Fernandez, Isabel Sodric and Barbara Warren.
Founded in Geneva in 2019, Equestrio Foundation supports various projects around the world in the fields of the environment and animal protection. They have helped our rescue centre by funding the building of new shelters and the purchase of a new vehicle.
Elaine Warnock left North Ireland to start a new life in Spain in 2005. Photography was just a hobby but quickly became a profession, with Elaine photographing many Spanish weddings, confirmations, portraits and local musicians. After an illness in 2014, photography again became a hobby, concentrating on wildlife, birds and landscapes. Elaine joined Easy Horse Care in early 2017, aiming to share our rescued horses’ plight to the public through photographs that show the scars of brutal treatment but also the happy, content and safe lives that these animals now enjoy.
Sister and brother team Linda Michelle Torr and Paul Torr jointly own the catering company Cookeze, and generously donated much of the food we used to sell to raise money during our open days. The pair has supported us almost from day one, donating many of the wooden pallets that we still use today as walls for our stables. Linda and Paul also have several rescued horses of their own.
Casas Manuel, a family-run estate agency, providing you with the complete range of services to ease you through the purchase of your very own Spanish dream property.
Kate Cammish has been a staunch supporter ever since she helped us rescue Sancho Panza the donkey back in 2013. Kate regularly rallies a talented group of crafty women via her business, Kate’s Crafts and Quilting, to make all sorts of beautiful handmade crafts that she sells as fundraisers. She’s helped us countless times when we’ve been in need, buying us a new washing machine for the stables, helping us fundraise for fencing, and much more.
Special thanks to Koren Helbig, Cha Jean, Nicole Lutze, Gabriella Munoz, Dona Griffin, Carmelo Scavone, Kate Le Gallez, Saskia Deneuve, Diane O’Neill, Tia Wesson, Jennifer Talbot, Christelle Congnet, Val Michelle Lorro.
A big thanks to Eckhard Strittmater of Miraud Photography, Álvaro Soriano Pastor, Cristina Vela, Eloy Ros (Newttoms), Marc W Bass, Marijke Van Der Meulen, Mina Curone.