Skin and bone pregnant horse, now she’s a show ring champion

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Buttercup came into World Horse Welfare care in a dreadful state, virtually skin and bone. She was so emaciated that she was covered in sores where her protruding bones had rubbed as she lay on the ground. After she arrived at the holding yard Buttercup gave birth to a foal, later named Frieda.

Buttercup was so weak that she couldn’t care for her foal and the decision was made to move both of them to Penny Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre, so they could receive specialist round-the-clock care. Frieda was hand-reared by the dedicated Penny Farm team and thrived in their care.

Being so weak and emaciated, Buttercup had to have a very careful feeding regime to begin building up her strength. Initially she was fed four times a day, until eventually she was strong enough to go out in a paddock for a few hours at a time and then she began to gain condition slowly but surely.

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