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Rescue & Pony Updates

Hope

Back in May, 2011 Hope came into our care at the rescue centre. She was in very poor condition (see welfare blog for run down). Since our last update in July, 2011 Hope has continued to flourish. She has gone form being a timid, frightened pony to a confident and loving girl. She follows our volunteers and staff around whilst they carry out their duties looking for a scratch or a fuss, she is quite often seen knocking over wheel barrows in a bid for attention.

She has now had numerous visits from the farrier (routine trims) and behaves impeccably. She enjoys being groomed and is easy to catch, in fact she will as good as put the head collar on herself!!.

Hope is now ready for re-homing and will make an affectionate companion/pet she has the potential to be backed and bought on as a riding pony as she is so laid back. She is very keen to please and we are extremely proud of her and her progress.

Updated photo of Hope to follow.

Venus

On 24th July, 2011, Venus was reported to us as she had a massive abscess on her side. Venus and her filly foal (Trinity) were drifted into our rehabilitation yard so we could start treatment on the abscess. Venus was a very timid mare and was adamant we were not going to go anywhere near her painful side, but with a lot of patience and time we have managed to treat her. Her abscess was extremely large so took many months to show any signs of improvement. During this time Venus has been halter broken and now leads well, she has had lots of handling and although still a little nervous of people she trusts all her human friends at the yard. The abscess still re-occurs so we will continue with treatment and follow advice from our vets. Venus has put on a lot of weight, which helps with her continued healing.

Trinity, Venus’s filly foal, is an extremely confident girl who is always up to mischief. Trinity is halter broken and leads well, she is easy to catch and has no problems loading into a horsebox. Trinity, along with three other filly foals, have now been weaned and are being handled daily in preparation for re homing. Trinity is a very pretty and loving girl and will bring a lot of laughter to anyone who takes her on.