Underweight horses given new life at Lincolnshire charity

By Jessica Dallison
Published 2nd Jul 2019, 17:56 BST
Ivor when he arrived at the charity.Ivor when he arrived at the charity.
Ivor when he arrived at the charity.
Two horses kept on “barren land” are on the road to recovery after being taken in by a Bransby horse charity.

Ivor and Blue Moon, arrived at Bransby Horses underweight and with overgrown hooves.

The horses were given to the charity by The British Horse Society welfare team, after the horses’ needs were no longer being met.

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Workers at the equine welfare charity, which is one of the largest in the UK, said the horses are putting on weight but their feet are “still healing”.

Blue Moon when he arrived.Blue Moon when he arrived.
Blue Moon when he arrived.

Bay Thoroughbred Ivor and Blue Moon, a grey Warmblood, were kept on land which was “steep and barren” and according to the charity was “not the best places for horses to graze”.

Their body condition was rated 0.5 out of five by the charity, which has been looking after horses, donkeys and mules for the last 50 years.

Jessica Marshall-Pearce, from the charity, said: “All horses, Thoroughbreds and Warmbloods in particular need a knowledgeable and hands-on owner.