Sponsored Skydive for Pegasus Safe Haven Pony Sanctuary

Hi, my name is Kirsty and I am the proud founder of Pegasus Safe Haven. A safe space for ponies and horses to come to heal and live out their days with comfort and love.

We have been running for around 3 years now and have helped over 30 ponies, many of which remain here at Pegasus or in trusted lifelong loan homes - currently we have 17 in our care.

Many of these horses have come from homes who have failed to meet their basic needs, and most would not be here without the care and dedication of our wonderful team of volunteers and my supportive family and friends.

We are completely funded through our own wages and generous donations from people like yourself.

One of our very kind hearted volunteers "Charlie" has bravely volunteered to carry out a sponsored Skydive in order to raise funds to help keep us going.

If you've ever attempted or seen a skydive then you will appreciate that this is a massive achievement and we'd like to ask everyone to sponsor this amazing feat!

We are working towards becoming a registered charity but unfortunately these things take time. We are very open that we have no official status at the moment however keep a record of all donations and where they go to. 100% of your donation will go into the horses care and wellbeing.

Recently I have unfortunately broken my wrist whilst working with one of our more difficult ponies. This is going to make next months bills extremely difficult to cover as I cannot work .

Alongside the lack of funds (I will be losing a few weeks wages which usually would go into horse care), this year has been the hardest we have ever faced with grazing and this sponsorship will help us keep doing what we do at the level we do it.

Although our sparse grazing is usually perfectly suited to the ponies we keep, as most have a history of medical conditions that worsen with sugar intake. The recent dry conditions have hit us extremely hard.

Our horses always receive hay throughout the year due to the health benefits this has. However at the moment we are spending approximately £300-500 per month on hay alone just to keep them in condition.

On top of this all of the horses get feed daily and many of the horses in our care require added supplements and feed additives to keep them healthy.

This means that per month we are having to find appropriately £700 just for feed/forage without adding in the regular dental checks, farrier fees, vets fees, physio and other added routine care needs. On a normal year this is completely manageable however with recent circumstances we are really going to struggle.

This fundraiser will mean that next month we can keep the horses fed and ensure that we remain secure in the run up to winter.

Honestly, I'm not sure how we are going to get through the next few months without support from kind hearted people like yourself.

Our volunteers get so much out of the horses and environment and is a massive benefit to both people and the ponies we save.

Every single person who comes to us is treated like part of the family. We laugh together, cry together and get absolutely filthy and exhausted together. Pegasus is a place that accepts and welcomes all ages, abilities, ethnicities, differences and enables people and horses to heal through mutual respect and love.

Without your sponsorship we will really struggle this time so please if you can donate we would be forever grateful.

Even if you aren't in a position to donate, we'd like to invite and encourage each and every one of you to visit the ponies and team at one of our volunteers sessions (advertised on our Facebook page) to see what a difference the project makes.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts from everyone at @PegasusSafeHaven.