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Mares Jasper,
arriving Apollo
pregnant and Ace
give birth arrived
safely... in may

Pound Ponies...

Throughout 2019 we continued to take in horses and ponies In 2019, twenty of these in-foal rescued mares thankfully all
who had ended up in Stray Horse Pounds across the UK. gave birth safely. Because foals are often born in the early
Abandoned and unwanted, these horses are rarely claimed hours, our staff take it in turns to watch over the mares during
and would have been put to sleep had we not stepped in and the night to ensure they have veterinary assistance on hand
offered to give them a home. should they require it.

Since the horse crisis began in 2012, we have taken in over A BIG thank you to everyone who has donated to our
1500 of these horses alone. All stallions and colts are of course ongoing Pound Pony Appeal. Without your continuing
gelded and all horses are de-wormed and vaccinated. Many donations, we would not be able to carry on helping these
mares arrive with us pregnant. poor animals...

These yearling fillies, W
through no fault of their
own, found themselves
in a stray horse pound.
We named them Sarah

and Sally...

Please Spare a Pound A lice surprise!
58 for A Pound Pony...
Above (right) on arrival this poor mare was infested with lice.
(Left), a month later, with lots of TLC, she was on the road to recovery.