Welcome to The Horse Trust - the world's oldest horse charity

The Horse Trust is an animal charity, originally established back in 1886 to help the working horses in London.

It is the oldest horse charity in the world, set amongst the rolling Chiltern Hills, The Horse Trust's Home of Rest for Horses caters for the retirement needs of over 100 horses, donkeys and ponies.

As part of The Horse Trust's ongoing commitment to promoting education and welfare within the equine world, we are proud to state that our horse charity has become the largest provider of equine welfare grants and horse research grants in the UK.