Meet Some of the Residents of DHAPS
P.T. Barnum
P.T. Barnum is a retired race horse who has had a prestigious career.
When Barnum retired at 8 years old, he was sent off to be retrained and to start a new life as a riding horse but unfortunately an injury to his shoulder has prevented him from a carrying on so he joins us for early retirement on Dartmoor with his new friend Ranger.
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Barnum has settled in so well and he is safe in the knowledge that he has a home for life without any pain of discomfort from riding
Galliopi
Retired Metropolitan Police Horse
Galliopoli has been a resident of DHAPS since he retired at the age of 14
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Kingston
Retired Metropolitan Police Horse
Kingston was originally trained by the Police to be their mascot and he is brilliant at jumping through hoops of fire however he was brought into work for the North London Riots and he retired shortly afterwards.
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Ranger
Retired Metropolitan Police Horse
Ranger is a young horse that retired from the Police due to arthritis. He has been a big part of the Police with Riots, Football Matches and the Olympics all under his belt. He is a cheeky boy who loves the attention of humans.
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Rio
Retired Metropolitan Police Horse
Rio retired from the Police due to deteriorating sight in his left eye
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Guardian
Retired Metropolitan Police Horse
Due to having a heart murmur Guardian was retired from the Police
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Holly
Miniature Spotted Horse
Holly is very cheeky and fun although she isn't very good at staying where we want her and ofter escapes in search of the feed room.
Holly joined us 10 years ago and has been a happy addition, she has been a loan pony for families but is now enjoying retirement.
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Herbie
Miniature Spotted Horse
Herbie came to us in 2011 through the RSPCA. Herbie has a very sad past, he was in a herd of Stud horses that were neglected by their owner. The RSPCA found that most of the stud horses has passed away from the neglect and Herbie was at deaths door, thankfully he was saved and we offered his a home. From then on he has been a companion pony until his companion passed away and now in his old age, he is in the gang of our Mini Equines and he is loving life.
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