Frederick Rylance,75, was woken on Thursday, September 17, just after midnight to be told his stables in Mundles Lane, near his East Boldon home, was ablaze.
Within minutes, the fire had torn through the buildings, leaving it impossible to rescue his British Alpine goats Lottie and her daughter Gypsie.
Apache, a six-month-old foal who arrived two days earlier, was also claimed in the incident, leaving his owner distraught.