Andalucia is a wonderful place to live, but has a lot of animals in need.

The Blue-horses project started by the end of 2004 and aims to help horses that, without any fault of their own, have been badly treated, abused, neglected, or even simply abandoned. These horses need people to stand up for them. Seeing a lot of suffering animals everywhere was the main reason for starting this project and website.

Taking in horses has become a smaller part of the job, because, as we found out after doing this for quite a while, this does not really solve the problems. Therefore our main focus at present is to support the CYD Santa Maria, a Spanish associacion that is very active and professional in denouncing cases of maltreatment and also takes in rescue horses. This way we try to change the current situation by making sure that abuse and neglect are registered and punished where possible. Another important activity is to try to make people aware, especially children, of the responsibility they have towards their animal and how to take proper care. A lot of problems are caused simply by unawareness and misinformation.

The number of Blue horses at centre Santa Maria, where our horses are currently living together with rescue horses of the centre, changes often, as our aim is always to get them adopted as quickly as possible. So, we help denounce maltreatment, take care of rescued horses, nourish them back to physical and mental health and find them a adoption family in the area. In some cases we have to choose for a dignified death. The majority of the rescued horses are not suitable for riding, but are mainly suitable as company horses. Some horses have to stay with us for a longer period of time, because of the extensive care they need. For individual pictures and stories,  see horses. Some of these horses are Blue Horses of the Blue Horses Association, like the Duke for example, and some belong to the Cyd Santa Maria Rescue Centre, like Torrente. The two organisations work together in many ways and have the same goal: making Andalucia a better place for all horses.

It is wonderful to see these horses having fun in life again, but obviously the recovery, housing, medical care and transport is a costly affair.

To keep the Blue Horses Project running successfully, we need the help of many people. Not just financially, although this is a very important part of it, but also to assist us in finding decent homes for these animals. Maybe you are a horse lover, appreciating everything that horses give us and want to give something in return: of course we welcome any form of contribution.
Please contact us.

We thank you very much for your cooperation and hope to see or hear from you soon.