News and Events

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...

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...

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...

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! 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...

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...

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):...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...