Autumn Newsletter 2008 - Redwings

8REDWINGS APPEALFact - the most equitransportedRedwings“Keep uson theRoad”AppealRedwings’ horseboxes need to be ready and waiting for their next call out – we’ve namedthem our ‘ambulances’. We can draw on our fleet of two HGV horseboxes, three 7.5 tonnehorseboxes and four trailers to attend a major rescue at only a few hours notice!▲ our vehicles are kept clean, disinfected,roadworthy and ready to go. All ourhorseboxes are serviced four times a year.▲ we have a qualified team of staff who areable to make horses as comfortable aspossible on long distance journeys, even ifthey are sick or injured.▲ we are well equipped - we have a set ofpen sections waiting to be loaded up andtaken to the next location where it can beused to round up horses safely and kindly.▲ most importantly we have experience -our welfare rescue team has built up anunrivalled reputation with the RSPCA andPolice in being the organisation to turn towhen seeking partners for a major rescue.We don’t undertake any unnecessary journeysbut hardly a day goes by without us having tocall on our welfare staff to collect a welfarecase or bring a horse to our vet centre. We’refacing ever increasing costs to keep our fleeton the road:▲ the cost of keeping our horseboxes on theroad is going up all the time. Spares, repairsand routine maintenance bills are allincreasing.▲ the cost of running our vehicles is rising too.The spiralling cost of fuel is being felt byeveryone and we are being forced to paymore for essential equine transport.