Rescue foal receives urgent treatment

A foal requiring urgent veterinary treatment been rescued with his mum and taken to safety.

Very sickly

Redwings Horse Sanctuary was alerted to colt’s plight after receiving a call to its welfare line. The charity’s senior field officer Julie Harding attended a field near Haddiscoe in Norfolk, where she found a piebald cob mare with a very sickly foal at foot.

Redwings’ senior welfare veterinary surgeon Nic de Brauwere and RSPCA inspector Ben Kirby were also in attendance, while Horse Rescue Fund provided transport.

The local welfare charity also helped load the two unhandled horses, drove them to the Redwings reception centre and helped the vets set up the treatment for the horses.

‘Hooves crossed’

“It was essential that the foal was taken to a safe environment for treatment,” said Julie. “Their help with this urgent case was invaluable and we cannot thank them enough”.

Once at Redwings’ the mare and foal received treatment throughout the night. Staff at the charity say they are “keeping all fingers and hooves crossed he pulls through”.

“We’re very concerned about this young foal and diagnosis for his current condition is underway,” said Nic.