Rosie and Ruby

New owner Liz Downes with Shetland ponies Rosie and Ruby © Andrew Forsyth / RSPCA Photolibrary

Liz Downes from Lincolnshire was very happy to be able to give a special new home to two of the rescued Amersham ponies.

And she is thrilled that the two Shetland mares she adopted, 13-year-old Rosie and one-year-old Ruby, get on so well with her other horses and ponies.
 

Shetland pony Ruby grazing in a field © Andrew Forsyth / RSPCA Photolibrary

She said:

"Rosie and Ruby are so different to big horses.

"
They have a huge amount of personality packed into very little bodies!
 

Shetland pony Rosie grazing in a field © Andrew Forsyth / RSPCA Photolibrary

"Rosie is still very shy and wary of people. She had a horrendous experience, and horses have got long memories.

"But if you treat them with patience and kindness, they soon come round."


 


Hear more from Liz in our podcast

Tune in to our All About Animals podcast episode to hear more from Liz:
 

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January 2011:
Amersham horses story
 


Duration: 8 minutes 36 seconds. MP3 file size: 7.87MB.


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