News and Events
Sign up to our newsletter
Download Our Latest Newsletter
Latest News at Hugs
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:...
Online Dog Show Raising Fund For Hugs – Enter Your Pooch!
Calling all dog owners! Want to have some fun with your pooch and help raise funds for Hugs? Why not enter Bella's Online Dog Show? The show will start on Sunday the 28th of June and run for 2 weeks. You can sponsor a class too if you like 🐶 Click the link below to...
Hugs Secures Funding To Continue ‘A Daily Hug’
A Daily Hug We have some exciting news for our Facebook Live project. Not only have the amazing Mind donated funding from their Coronavirus Mental Health Response Fund, but we have also been extremely lucky to have secured some funding from the Cornwall Community...
Please vote for Hugs to win £1000
Your nomination really counts £1,000 will make a big difference to the life saving work we do helping both horse welfare and human well-being. That’s why we’d be really grateful if you could nominate us in the Ecclesiastical Movement for Good awards. The vote takes...
Hugs Foal Fundraiser – 3 Foals Born, 1 More Due!
Last year we rescued several abandoned ponies. 4 were pregnant. 3 have now had their beautiful foals during the coronavirus outbreak, one of which is the lovely Tia's, who has been incredibly poorly through her pregnancy, so we have everything crossed that her and her...

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