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Home » Association News » Grace and Ruby

Grace and Ruby

Posted by on Apr 9, 2014 in Association News | 0 comments

We have Grace and Ruby both looking for new homes again. They are currently in the North Dordogne near Piegut Pluviers.

GRACE

It has unfortunately taken us 10 weeks to get her back to looking reasonably presentable and in good health after her previous adopters badly neglected her. It’s very frightening how fast a big horse can lose weight and condition in the space of three months.

We can’t tell you how sickened we were when we saw how thin she had become, with bad mud fever and a wariness of people. However, with some serious (and expensive!) TLC she is well on the way to recovery, and starting to blossom again.

She is a 15.2hh Breton x Cob Normand, 6 years old, and was started working on long reins in a circle last summer. She is such a sweet natured girl, but also a big girl, so will need a home that has the knowledge to progress her education. We don’t foresee any problems with her, and she could also go out just as a field ornament if wanted.

Grace has sweet itch, which can be kept on top of to an extent with topical applications. Dampish areas that encourage midges would probably not be an ideal solution and breezy land would help her.

This is Grace last summer

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This is Grace when she came back to us at the end of January

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And this is her now well on her way back to health.

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RUBY

Rubs was with Grace as a companion and also came back to us very thin. It has also taken a while to have her return to health, but being a pony she’s much quicker to pick up, and is rapidly returning to her cheery, cheeky, busy little self!
Rubs is a sort of double poney, bred for meat we think, and approx 11 years old and about 12hh. She is not broken to ride, but is a lovely girl, and would probably take to it fine! However, as none of us are light enough to back her, we haven’t done it!
We got her from a local Foire in 2007 along with her then feral daughter Ebony (who has now found a lovely home in the Charente!).

This is a picture of her last summer

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This was how she returned to us – the photo is deceptive but look at the emaciation on the hind quarters

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This is her now looking much better and improving

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Both these equines can live out, with appropriate shelter. Please contact us at admin@equinerescuefrance.org if you are interested in giving either of these ladies a forever home!

Prospective adopters will be homechecked, a donation will be required, and both will go out under a contract.




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