A young thoroughbred mare so badly injured during a lorry journey from Ireland to the continent that she was initially thought dead is ‘unrecognisable as the same horse’, thanks to the care of staff at Redwings.
Glorious, as she was named by the horse welfare charity, had sustained crushing injuries after being unavoidably trampled by other horses on a grossly overloaded lorry. She had a large wound on her head, a fractured skull, and injuries all over her body that got worse before they got better as her damaged skin sloughed off revealing deep open wounds.
The charity told Glorious’ story earlier this year and are today (Thursday 25th September) sharing new images of her incredible physical transformation.
Click this link to download Glorious’ before and after pictures.
Nic De Brauwere, Redwings’ Head of Welfare and Behaviour, said: “Glorious is simply unrecognisable as the same horse we took in, which is testament to the skills, expertise and experience of every member of staff who has been involved with her.
“Glorious’ recovery from her injuries involved many months of treatment from our experienced welfare vets, as well as other veterinary experts brought in to help.
“Our work goes beyond what can be seen in a photograph though, and once she had physically recovered from her ordeal, she needed the expertise of our behaviour team to help her to recover from her psychological trauma too. Their work is vital in turning a frightened horse into a happy one, which is of course our aim.
“What isn’t obvious from the photos is the severe protective behaviour Glorious has around food. We can only imagine what led an otherwise relaxed and happy horse to be so difficult when anyone gets between her and any nearby food. This turned out to be a much bigger challenge than overcoming her understandable dislike of the handling needed to care for her various wounds.
.“Thanks to our supporters we can provide Glorious with all of the specialist support our behaviour team can provide in a safe, sanctuary home for the rest of her life.”
You can read more about how Redwings’ behaviour team is working with Glorious in the charity’s Autumn Newsletter or watch the charity’s new video of her training on YouTube here.
Redwings launched it’s Ready to Rescue appeal at the start of the year to raise funds and awareness of their work. To help ensure Redwings is always Ready to Rescue and provide treatment and on-going care for horses like Glorious, please donate whatever you can here.
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