Redwings asks for quieter fireworks, and names the horses it has lost

The facts

Charity

Redwings Horse Sanctuary

Campaign

Go Low, asking people to choose low-noise fireworks

Deaths reported

At least 28 horses since 2021, according to Redwings

Horses lost by the sanctuary

Cinders, Percy and Sprite

Source story published

27 October 2026

Redwings is asking the public to turn the volume down on fireworks rather than give them up. The charity's campaigns and policy manager, Helen Whitelegg, says autumn is a time of year many horse owners dread, and that loud fireworks distress animals and vulnerable people alike. In some cases they are fatal. Redwings has lost three rescued horses, Cinders, Percy and Sprite, and says at least 28 horses have died because of fireworks since 2021.

The charity's ambassador Olivia Bowen has backed the campaign. She used low-noise fireworks at her wedding and describes the choice as a simple one. She also says a friend's horse had a heart attack and died in its field after becoming frightened by fireworks. Her point to the public is that this is not only animal charities raising the subject.

Redwings has set up an online Go Low hub. It holds a practical guide to picking low-noise fireworks, advice from a professional pyrotechnician, low-noise party playlists, and downloadable posters, postcards and social media artwork aimed at persuading neighbours. A separate Redwings film calls for a 90-decibel limit on consumer fireworks.

The useful part for a yard is the downloadable material. A printed postcard through a door, or a poster on a gate, is a far easier conversation with a neighbour than a knock on the door on the night.

What this means for you

Owners on fields near houses

There is free, ready-made material you can print and give to neighbours rather than having to compose the ask yourself.

Anyone planning a display or a party

Redwings is not asking you to cancel it. It is asking you to buy low-noise fireworks instead of loud ones.

Yard owners and liveries

The charity's own figure of at least 28 horse deaths since 2021 gives you something concrete to point to when you raise it locally.

People who want the detail

The full interview with Olivia Bowen is on the Redwings website and YouTube channel.

What to do

1. Visit the Redwings Go Low hub and download the posters and postcards

   Before the next display near you

2. Print a postcard for the houses closest to your field or yard

   This week

3. If you are buying fireworks yourself, check for low-noise options and use the hub's buying guide

   Before you order

4. Read the pyrotechnician's advice on the hub before committing to a display

   At the planning stage

5. Share the campaign artwork with your yard's group chat or local page

   Now