Rescued foal provides therapy for elderly
A rescued foal found beside a busy road has found a new life providing therapy for the elderly.
The foal, born on 1 May, was found two days later by the RSPCA and taken to Liphook Equine Hospital for rehydration and milk.
Nurse Gemma Yates contacted Caroline Seignot of Pony Pals, a miniature horse therapy business which visits nursing homes in Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire, to see if she would rehome the filly.
“She lived in my back garden for 4-6 weeks, with hourly feeds to start with,” said Miss Seignot.
The foal was named Yate’s Super Twig-tastic (“Twiggy”) after the nurse who saved her.
“Twiggy” is now one of the four-strong team of miniature ponies at Pony Pals.
The 10-week-old foal has been bottle-fed by many of the residents she has visited and now weighs 25 kilos.
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“This little unwanted foal that had been thrown away has now become one of the most loved miniature horses in the UK,’ said Miss Seignot.
For more information visit: www.ponypals.co.uk
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