Category: In Memoriam

EGSF supporter Lorraine Saunders was devastated to lose her gentle giant Scottie unexpectedly in spring 2023. Scottie had fought grass sickness aged 18, and went on to be one of […]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our supporters. It has been a very productive year, and we will enter 2024 with several exciting projects being launched. We […]

Join our virtual challenge to run, walk or ride as many miles as you can during the month of May, to remember the horses lost to grass sickness and to […]

Well done Jenny Clewlow who ran the Baxter’s Rver Ness 10km in 48 minutes, raising £370 for EGS research in memory of her Highland pony Megan. Here Jenny celebrates her […]

Jenny Clewlow lost her seven year old Highland mare Megan to grass sickness many years ago and has never forgotten her ordeal. After nursing Megan for fourteen long days and […]

On 11th July 2013 Alex Drake’s beautiful five year old Welsh D Maggie was lying down having a snooze – nothing too unusual. She was reluctant to stand, and although […]

In April 2011 Ulla Balletta of Bedfordshire lost her horse William to grass sickness, a disease she had never heard of. The loss of William was so harrowing that Ulla […]

Bossy Boots, on the right, a beautiful 17.2 hands, 8 year old gelding by Loch Pearl, belonged to Mrs Sylvia Fleming. Bossy died on 13th August 1997 from acute grass […]