How lucky were we when our wonderful farrier Gareth said he may know of someone that could be interested in our lovely Daffodil. A client of his, that already had 2 donkeys and 2 horses, (one of which has Cushings disease) had been talking of expanding their herd. We got in touch and after checking out our website (they had also visited us here before) decided that not only would they love to adopt Daffodil but also Poppy and Primrose. We couldn’t quite believe it. They not only have Gareth as their farrier but also Melanie, our wonderful vet. Perfect! They all went off to their new home in 2025.
Daffodil – Her elderly owner is in a care home and Daffoldil was all alone. Her feet desperately need a trim as she’s very uncomfortable. What a lovely character she has. So gentle. She needs worming, vaccinating, microchip, dentist and farrier. We think she could also benefit from some balancer to get some good vitamins and minerals in her.
We just knew something was wrong from when she arrived really but needed to get to know her and look for more signs. We then got blood tests done which showed signs of Cushings disease. She had also been on and off lame since we got her and we had initially put it down to that her hooves had been hacked. Thursday we got Melanie back for X-rays. Daffodil had gone off her hay and balancer again and wasn’t happy when moving. It is heartbreaking to see her so miserable and possibly in pain. The X-rays showed that she had previously had laminitis and this had affected her bones/joints.
Primrose was rescued from being sent for meat along with a herd of cows, and poor Poppy was tied up in a barn with a head collar so tight it cut into her skin. It’s believed she was also beaten as she was terrified and has remained very shy 
