Corrinne Rachel Freelance & Equine Services

16/11/2025

29/10/2025

It’s never an easy topic to talk about putting your horse to sleep. However, on quite a few pages I’m seeing all these posts about how they’re putting their older horses (21+)up for sale as a companion that’s full of old injuries, or the ones who are younger and have had a career ending injury and can only be a companion. Either way, they’re looking for a new home

Sadly I’m also seeing posts of horses that have been miss sold to new owners. These are similar to the horses above who are injured, old and have a fake passport knocking the years off them

horses don’t have to go through that.
Sometimes, there may be one or two situations where people have found their unwanted horses new homes as a companion. But come on, in the world of today how often does this happen?

If you have truly loved and owned your horse for years, but no longer want him due to age/injury… who else actually does?

Euthanasia is honestly a gift we can give our horses. It prevents your horses living in pain, starving, sold pillar to post, buted up and kicked on.
Euthanasia is a definite outcome, it means your horse is at rest.

Please consider euthanasia rather than selling your old, injured horses.

There is much, much worse to fear than death.

This is Bally , that I had to put to sleep 2 years ago due to multiple long lasting injury’s from racing. We tried everything but sadly wasn’t meant to be. Nobody can now try to force him to be ridden, or abandoned, neglected and left to starve. I know this because when I took on the responsibility of owning a horse this decision is inevitable in the end. I put my feelings aside, for his quality of life.

23/10/2025

Such a very very busy few weeks 😴 thank you to all my clients and to everyone who has been recommending me to others - it means so much!

I wont lie I do forget to update this page regularly so here is two beauties that I have recently had the pleasure of looking for holiday cover 😊

26/09/2025

Equestrian car boot - Saturday 4th October
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16/09/2025

⚠️ As we enter deer mating season, please lower your speed to 40mph in Cannock Chase. Deer are more active now, especially in the morning and evening, which can increase the risk of accidents.

To help keep everyone safe, our rangers are stepping up safety measures. Advisory 40mph signs will be displayed across the Chase, reminding motorists to be ‘deer aware’ during their journeys.

These measures build on existing light and sound deterrents installed five years ago, which trigger when vehicles approach to discourage deer from crossing.

Each year, thousands of accidents involving deer occur across the UK, with an estimated 74,000 collisions nationally. On Cannock Chase alone, 163 incidents were recorded last year, and 75 have already been reported this year. This figure sadly includes 19 fawn deaths, which is twice the usual number, so extra caution is advised due to their low visibility.

Tips to stay safe:
✅ If your headlights are on, use full beams when you can but dip them if you see deer because they may ‘freeze’.
✅ Lower your speed when you see deer.
✅ More deer will likely follow the first one you see, so be aware.
✅ Always be prepared to stop. Avoid suddenly swerving to avoid a deer. Hitting oncoming traffic or another obstacle could be even worse.
✅ If you must stop, activate your hazard warning lights.

Do not approach an injured deer as it could be dangerous. Instead, call 999 and ask for the police.

📸 Photo credit: John Kraujalis

11/07/2025

Super busy week this week. We managed to squeeze in moving this lovely lad, in the early hours this morning, to get him to his new home 🏡 😀