Editor's Note
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Adopted in 2020 and 2025, two horses now live on a new plot of land thanks to a community work project in Saint-Christophe-des-Bois (Ille-et-Vilaine).
A Community Work Project to Fence the Fields
Carole Pacilly and her daughter Léa with Alba and Quartz, two horses that have started a new life in Saint-Christophe-des-Bois (Ille-et-Vilaine). ©Cyrill Roy / Le Journal de Vitré Alba and Quartz frolic happily in their pasture, a few hundred meters from the exit of Saint-Christophe-des-Bois (Ille-et-Vilaine). The two horses have just moved into their new home. “They were in a place that had no grass left. The owner offered us another plot with four fields totaling 15,000 m²,” explains Carole Pacilly, who took in the two horses. But the new land needed fencing. “We couldn’t see ourselves doing it alone,” admits the owner of the equines. That’s where the farm animal sanctuary network Sanctuaire du Futur, of which Carole is a member, came in. The association launched a call for help for a community work project that took place on Saturday, April 11. Serge and Cécile, two volunteers, came from Normandy to fence and weed with Carole’s husband and two children. “It went super fast,” notes the resident of Saint-Christophe-des-Bois.
200 posts were planted and 450 meters of wire now surround three of the four fields. The fourth field will be fenced later, and a shelter should be rebuilt there.
Alba Was Destined for the Slaughterhouse
The two horses are now in a space fully adapted to their needs, which is a luxury given their troubled past. Alba, a 20-year-old mare, was saved from the slaughterhouse in 2020. Forced into retirement from a riding center because her health no longer allowed her to work, she was “left abandoned in a field for a year,” recounts Carole Pacilly. As the date for sending her to the slaughterhouse approached, a friend who knew Carole was looking to adopt a horse contacted her. “We fell in love with her story.” Alba was not very inclined to approach humans at first. “It was very difficult work, but she eventually gave us her trust. We are inseparable,” affirms the horse owner.
“A Great Companion”
Quartz, meanwhile, was adopted more recently. Suffering from sarcoids (benign skin tumors), the 20-year-old horse could no longer tolerate saddles and girths. Carole decided to give him a new life by adopting him in December 2025. “We thought he would make a great companion for Alba.” Carole Pacilly is building a real sanctuary for animals with difficult pasts. She started by saving a goat, but “one leads to two, because they are gregarious animals.” She now has eight goats and two horses. She has been a member of the Futur association for over two years. “It’s a wonderful association for raising awareness about animal welfare.” Above all, it helps its members who take in animals. Futur has funded the goats’ care, transport, and identification. “All of that costs money,” insists Carole Pacilly. The association can launch fundraisers to occasionally finance animal care. A sponsorship system for the animals will also soon be set up. Carole herself does not plan to adopt more animals. “I lack space. But if it were up to me, I would have plenty more,” she says, thinking above all about the well-being of her animals. Quartz and Alba. ©Cyrill Roy / Le Journal de Vitré
Source: Read the original article | Published: April 24, 2026