oPaddock Emergency equestrian mutual aid
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Summer 2026 · More than 500 horses moved to safety

Thank you.

When the first fires broke out in July, we did not know whether anyone would answer. You answered. 💚

500+

horses moved to safety

5,000+

registered volunteers

5,000+

shelter places offered

14

loose or missing horses reported

You shared a link at three in the morning. You opened your stables to horses you had never met. You hitched up a trailer and drove towards the smoke. You called about a loose horse at the side of a road. You brought hay, water, a lead rope, and you stayed until everyone had got through.

None of this was planned. None of this was paid for. And that is exactly what worked. ✨

New

Broken down on the road with horses on board?

A trailer or a lorry breaking down with horses inside is the case nobody covers: breakdown cover takes care of the vehicle, never the animals.

It is now possible on SOS oPaddock. You report the breakdown, nearby volunteers are alerted, and each one says whether they can come and move your horses, shelter them for as long as it takes, or lend a hand on the spot. 🚚

On a motorway, first get yourself to safety behind the barrier and call the emergency phone or 112. Help is organised at the point where the recovery truck takes you.
Report a breakdown
🗳️ The best way to help us

Vote for us in the Galorama competition

SOS oPaddock is taking part in the Galorama competition, with Pôle Hippolia. 🏆 Voting is free, it takes thirty seconds, and it asks nothing more than two clicks.

Right now it is the helping hand that counts most for us: it would make an enormous difference to what comes next. 🙏

Voting is closed. Thank you to everyone who voted. 💚

Want to know more about the project? 🐴 How it works, who gets alerted and how far away, what happens when a yard declares an evacuation. It is all explained on the site, and all of it is free. Discover SOS oPaddock sos.opaddock.com

One last thing, for the sake of transparency.

Putting SOS oPaddock online cost around €3,000: servers, text messages, mapping. We paid for it ourselves, and we will not be asking for donations. If you have €3,000 to give, give it to the people who lost everything: they will make better use of it.

This is a labour of love, not a business. It was from day one, and it will stay that way. 💚

Sébastien Founder of oPaddock
Say that I can be available if needed One minute is enough. You will only be alerted if something happens near you.