equine rescue & rehabilitation

Meet the gorgeous rescues that now call The Backwater Sanctuary home. Read the heartbreaking stories of their pasts and know more about the effort, patience and time it takes for our animals to learn to love and trust again.

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Sponsoring an animal is the perfect way for you to become personally involved in our rescue initiative. Monetary donations/donations in the form of basic equine supplies are also accepted and always appreciated.

Merchandise

From hand made Charity Bracelets to Eco-friendly Apparel, all proceeds from our Backwater Sanctuary Merchandise goes toward Equine Welfare in India.

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The obsession I have with horses is hard to explain. I’m sure many of you horsey folks out here are the same. And when we’re asked what it is about horses that gets us, it’s impossible to describe in words. I’ve owned all kind

Sawyer ❤️ An easily spooked pony with one eye, on a busy city road is an accident waiting to happen. We rescued Sawyer (along with Piper and Pickett) exactly two years ago! The three traumatised sweethearts blindly followed as we moved them from the

Working in animal welfare is tough. Heart breaking for the most part. But when you bring in a broken animal and you not only fix them, but give them a life of freedom, no amount of money in the world will give you greater happiness. Phantom arrived b

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees” - A. Earhart

Imagine what we can do together.

In a world full of hate, love.

Standing tall with our heads full of dreams ❤️ So, my lovely horsey fam, I have a few things in the works that I’m excited to share with you all (soon). I suppose good things do come from the restlessness and anxiety of being back in the city -

As someone who rescues/rehabilitates horses and has seen/spoken of the ugliness that surrounds the equine sporting world, the concept of riding - something that I can’t help but love, though guiltily - always plays havoc with my mind. When is i

The evolution of Boris ❤️ featuring two of my favourite photographers (since it’s world photography day), @carinamaiwald (photo 1, one of my all time favourites) and @shaazjung (photo 2, one of the first official photos taken of the backwater s

It’s been a week now since Royal Flame arrived and man has he stressed us all out! I love taking on new horses though, it’s always a different challenge for me. It’s going to be an interesting few weeks working with this one, he&rsq

Our Story

Founded by Zoha Jung Nambiar in 2018, The Backwater Sanctuary is a non profit committed to the successful rehabilitation of horses, ponies & donkeys suffering from abandonment, abuse or neglect, and providing them a safe home for retirement.

Through the Sanctuary and with the help of our rescues, we hope to increase awareness of the level of abuse of equines in India.

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A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO EQUINE WELLNESS