Donkey Devotee - Scarlett

8 April 2022

We were contacted recently by Scarlett's mum, Natalie, to tell us that Scarlett was really keen to let us know what she had been up to recently.

Scarlett had a distance day in her swimming lesson, and she decided to challenge herself to swim a distance of 3000 meters! This was the longest distance that Scarlett had ever swam. It was agreed that for such a big achievement there should be an incentive, and Scarlett got to choose her own prize.

Scarlett already adopts Belle and Hope, and without hesitation Scarlett asked if her prize could be another donkey adoption! It was agreed that this was a great idea, as it is what Scarlett chose, and it was also helping a charity at the same time.

After 2 and a half hours of swimming Scarlett achieved her 3000 meters! Scarlett was so excited about coming to visit the sanctuary and picking another donkey, that she decided to decorate a t-shirt to commemorate her donkey inspired swim, and we love it!

They visited this week, said they had a fabulous time, and that Scarlett has chosen to adopt Luckie. We are all so impressed by Scarlett's achievement, and so grateful that she chose another donkey adoption as her prize. Well done Scarlett, and thank you! We think Luckie was a great choice!

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In late 2022, we started fundraising to establish an equine clinic at the sanctuary. Thanks to your generosity, we raised £125,000 from the initial campaign. This is ringfenced to spend on the Equine Treatment Centre. In the summer of 2023, we paused fundraising and undertook a separate feasibility study, using the generous free support of a civil engineer. We used this opportunity to make sure our build plans were making the very best use of your donations and the funds we had raised. We’ve tweaked the initial plan and have planning permission to undertake a project that will greatly support our high standards of equine welfare. We plan to: Repurpose an existing structure to house the Equine Treatment Centre thus reducing construction costs. Construct an equine rehabilitation barn on the site originally intended for the clinic. Create an isolation barn at the site’s perimeter. This will mean we can provide the very best care for equines needing isolation for medical treatment or observation. We will focus first on building the new barns, then move on to repurposing existing structures into our Equine Treatment Centre. The work cannot start until spring at the earliest, when we hope the ground will have dried out and the machinery will be able to move around the site. We need to make sure our precious paddocks are well looked after while the building work takes place.