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Rescue date 3 April 2010
On Easter Saturday 2010 we received an emergency call for help after a pony was found abandoned to die on waste ground in Benijofar.
Spotted by a group of children, the pony was in a shocking state - half bald and covered in mud and faeces.
Our volunteers rushed to the scene with an officer from Benijofar police. When they arrived they found the pony lying on a pathway.
It looked as though she had simply lain down to die. She could not have survived much longer. If it
had not been for the children who found her and the fast action of Benijofar police and council calling us, we would have been dealing with a dead pony.
The pony had obviously suffered long-term neglect before being abandoned. Her hooves had not been cut and so had grown upward.She has severe laminitis and her legs and shoulders are deformed as a result.
But she is quite a young horse and very determined so we have every hope that we can nurse her back to a reasonable state of health and allow her to live in comfort at the Centre. We’ve called her Cookie because she’s a tough little cookie.
Caring for Cookie is not going to be cheap. She will need a great deal of veterinary care on top of the usual costs for feeding and caring for a pony. As EHCRC receives no official funding, relying totally on donations from members of the public, we need help to look after Cookie.
We urgently need sponsors for Cookie so that we can give her the best chance. She has obviously suffered a great deal in her life and she now deserves to be happy and well cared for. It is always amazing at the Centre when we can nurse an animal that has suffered back to health and happiness, and being a sponsor makes you part of this process.
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Two months later and Cookie is already a different horse. Her coat has grown back, revealing the beautiful little horse we knew she was. She still cannot walk well and will continue to need specialist care.
We are hoping to take her to a specialist vet in Barcelona in the coming months for treatment to counter the long-term damage caused by laminitis.
UPDATE Read more on Cookie's progress and the specialist treatment she has received from a top horse vet in Barcelona in our July/August newsletter
Update September 2010 - Cookie Comes Home
Cookie spent the summer in Barcelona being treated by one of Spain's top horse vets, Gaspar Castelijns. She is now back at the centre and recovering well.
Gaspar performed surgery on Cookie's front legs, which had been seriously damaged by laminitis. Cookie was in pain and barely able to walk before the surgery. She is now getting around happily again.
There will be more on Cookie's story in our September/October newsletter.
THESE RESCUES AND ONGOING CARE CAN ONLY CONTINUE WITH YOUR SUPPORT
