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In these challenging times we are all in need of a Hug. We hope our newsletter will bring you a virtual one. Sign up and every month you will receive stories of positive changes and heart-warming photos of ponies and people helping each other heal. Welcome to The Hugs Foundation.


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Camel Creek Make Hugs Their Charity of the Year
We are thrilled to announce that Camel Creek Adventure Park have chosen Hugs as their charity of the year! We are really looking forward to this partnership. A huge thank you to Camel Creek, their staff and visitors for their kindness and support. If you are a...
South West Water – Neighbourhood Fund
We are delighted to announce that South West Water have kindly donated funding to Hugs through their Neighbourhood Fund, to enable deprived and disadvantaged children and young people to access free well-being sessions. Read more about the funding here........
Take advantage of our FREE WILLS OFFER!
Do you have a Will? If not, here is your chance to sort one out. You already have a Will? Are you sure it’s up to date and accurate? Take this opportunity to get your Will written or reviewed for FREE and help our charity at the same time. Around 36% of people over...
Dobby’s Fundraiser
Dobby Needs Your Help Dobby has not had the best start to life. He arrived at The Hugs Foundation in April 2020 when Hugs assisted another charity in rescuing four severely neglected and abandoned young ponies from Surrey. Two of these have now been successfully...
Hugs Community Day
Hello from Hugs HQ! On Tuesday the 22nd of December 2020 we took 3 of our amazing rescues on a community day and visited the lovely people at Total Produce (who give us lots of carrots), a couple of care homes to bring some joy and happiness, Pets at Home to say a big...
Hugs has the chance to win £1000 this Christmas with your help
Your nomination really counts Ecclesiastical are donating £1,000 to 120 charities over 12 days in the run up to Christmas. £1,000 will make a big difference to the life saving work we do helping both horse welfare and human well-being plus it'll really help towards...
Hugs Online Horse show
Exciting News The Hugs Foundation are holding their very own online horse show! To enter, Send in your photo to The Hugs Foundation FB page with your class number and horses name. Classes are £2 per entry (you can enter each class as many times as you like) Please...
Hugs Welcomes It’s First Veteran’s!
This Tuesday Hugs had its very first Veteran's Well-Being Day. It was a trial day run in partnership with The Veterans Farm-Able Foundation to help those suffering from a variety of problems including PTSD and the challenges of transitioning from military to civilian...
Chagford Sales 2020
Chagford sales 2020! An incredibly successful day! There was over 300 horses and ponies at this years sale. All of which sold! Most for a decent price, some for an astonishing price! The success and transformation of this sale is purely down to the commitment and...
Hugs Has It’s Very Own Horsebox!
The incredible Pets at Home's charity, Support Adoption For Pets, donated an awesome £20,000 for Hugs to buy our very own horsebox! The fab Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust also donated towards the box and the staff at Pets at Home in Bodmin are continuing to do an...
An Interview With April’s New Family
We interviewed April’s new family to find out why they chose April and what made them want to support our charity. Hugs: Why did you choose to rehome a horse/pony and support The Hugs Foundation when there are so many rescues to choose from? April’s New Family (ANF):...
Online Dog Show Is Live – Get Your Entries In!
Bella's Online Dog Show started last Sunday (28th of June) and is running until 9pm on the 12th of July. It's only £1 per class and is quick and easy to enter, plus the proceeds go to Hugs so go and have some fun whilst raising money for a great cause. How to enter:...

Volunteers needed 🙂
🗓️ Volunteers needed for bag packing (weekends too)
🗓️ All proceeds go towards the animals!
🗓️ Volunteers needed for foyer collection (between the exit doors in most shops)
We are a small team of staff and with the daily routine of working the horses, field checks and mucking out it can be really difficult to get enough ‘hands on deck’ to go collecting. We are asking if there are any volunteers that can bring a smile and cheery dispersion to help raise crutial funds for us.
Send us a message or email jana@hugsfoundation.org.uk