These horses were next to each other in the paddocks, waiting for their turns to get groomed. I was very lucky to see El Gitano (right) lean over the railing to give Malawi (left) a nuzzle.
They're both still quite new at the stables. Malawi is a SPCA rescue. He's been at the stables for just over 2 months, and is looking fantastic now.
El Gitano is a thoroughbred who was living in very bad conditions. He'd been without water for ages and was barely fed. He's nearly 20 years old, and Melody doesn't expect him to fully recover for another 2 years (he's been at the stables for about 6 months). He was extremely under-nourished (which you can still see in the next photo), and had bad colic. He's also allergic to maize, so he's on a special diet.
4 comments:
That is so cool that you got to take a photo of them nuzzling, how special!
Shame the other horse does look under nourished but I'm sure he will look better in a few months with lots of TLC
lovely pics jen!
i especially like the echeveria in one of the previous posts
The horses are beautifull. Shame about them being so maltreated though.
Good for Melody giving them a second chance. For many years when the kids were little, we lived on a smallholding near a racetrack, and it was shocking how beautiful racehorses were just neglected when they were no longer useful for winning.
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