Somerset’s World Horse Welfare Glenda Spooner Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre is celebrating a remarkable year of rehoming, with nearly 60 ponies and horses finding new homes in 2025. Despite suffering severe flooding earlier this year, the centre has seen a heartwarming trend: many animals have been rehomed in pairs, leading staff to affectionately nickname 2025 their “Noah’s ark” year.
Assistant centre manager Sara Jerman reflected on the extraordinary circumstances, saying, “The floods earlier this year were truly biblical, so it felt fitting when we noticed quite a few ponies leaving in pairs. It’s become something of a comforting theme for us.”
Notable among these pairs are Shetland ponies James and Liam, who were rescued last year while fearful and unhandled. Their journey to rehabilitation required patient, expert care, culminating in their successful placement together in a new home.
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Two young cobs, Pride of Joy and Stan, also found a shared home after being rescued from a large welfare case. Meanwhile, Nutmeg and Chive, initially underweight and wary of humans, were carefully handled and rehomed individually as promising young ponies with potential for future riding.
While these successes bring joy, the centre still has horses in need of loving homes. Earl of Wisdom, a 17.2hh Thoroughbred gelding, seeks a role as a non-ridden companion, while three-year-old Arlo, described as gentle and inquisitive, patiently waits for his own family.
Those interested in offering a home to these deserving horses and ponies can learn more at worldhorsewelfare.org/rehome.