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1933 - 1975
The Home remained at Westcroft Farm until
1933, when urban development and a
compulsory purchase order forced moves to Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire
(1933-1975) and
finally in 1971 to Speen Farm in the Chiltern
Hills
between High Wycombe and Aylesbury, in
Buckinghamshire.
The sale of the Boreham
Wood site for housing development
allowed a
new Westcroft Stables complex, including 85
loose boxes, to be built at Speen Farm and
officially
opened on 15 July 1975.
During the First World War The Home provided the prototype, motorised horse ambulance to help the
evacuation of wounded horses from the front line in France. While the number of London cab horses declined, there were
still thousands of tradesmen's horses requiring help and The Home provided rest and recuperation for hundreds of horses a year.
By the mid-1960s, the number of working horses depending on it was continuing to decline. The Committee decided
therefore to extend The Home's activities. With the blessing of the Charity Commission, it was agreed that a charitable
foundation would be established with the purpose of giving grants to other charitable organisations concerned with the
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