Rescued Horses

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LAZARUS is really the true founder of the Trust as it was his courage and fortitude which inspired us to start it.

When Stella first saw Lazarus her immediate instinct was to put him out of his misery. Not only was he totally emaciated, but he was so weak that he was unable to stand. In his attempts to stand he had staggered and fallen over onto a fire, badly burning his leg.

Stella gave the owners advice on how to keep him as comfortable as possible and purchased some food for him, then she went in search of a vet to put him down. It took her five days to find the vet and upon her return she was astonished to find that with just a small amount of nourishment he had managed to stand and he was tottering around trying to graze

It was clear that his recovery would take some time and he was purchased by Stella. Later he became the co-founder and mascot of the Trust. Lazarus was only three years old when this picture was taken, having foaled in 2000, so he shouldn't have been in work at all. He is now fully recovered and is a gentle, affectionate horse.

Although we are not a sanctuary as such, we do feel that Lazarus has earned his place in our 'team'.

Sadly, we were unable to help poor Charlie. He lived in a nearby village and was so ill and weak that we were unable to move him. A rough shelter was made for him to protect him from the heat and the flies and with good food and appropriate treatment he started to make slow progress.

Unfortunately Stella had to go away for 4 days and returned to find to her horror that Charlie had been removed from his shelter and tied in the hot sun to graze. No one had thought to provide water. This insult to his severely dehydrated body proved to be the last straw and Charlie collapsed and died two days later.

Lazarus and Charlie have shown us what needs to be done. With your help we will educate the owners in care and welfare and hopefully the horses and donkeys will in turn help their owners by being able to work well.

This poor chap was burnt when the owners, with the best intentions, lit fires all around it to keep off the flies. A breeze fanned the flames and the horse, who was tethered, was badly burnt.


Mr. N'Jie when he first arrived at the Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust	Mr. N'Jie after he had spent time at the GHDT. His condition improved immediately when we started giving him Aloe Vera Gel kindly donated by Forever Living Products, to whom we are very grateful.