Lumin came to Ferne as her owner was given 48 hours to get her off the yard. Wallie came to us when his owner, who adored him, became homeless and could no longer care for him.

When Wallie arrived, he was showing discomfort in his stifles (horse knees!). To treat this, he had his stifles and hocks injected with steroids. He also had some gentle physio to try and strengthen his supporting tendons and ligaments. However, it became apparent that this wasn’t solving the problem. He needed stifle surgery on both sides.

Lumin was also showing some signs of discomfort in her hind end. She had a treatment of steroid injections into her sacroiliac joint as she is most uncomfortable in this area (lower back pain). But unfortunately, an x-ray discovered that she had ‘kissing spines’. Meaning her vertebrae were too close together, rather than being spaced apart as they would be in a healthy spine. So, like Wallie poor Lumin also needed surgery.

Both Wallie and Lumin have now had the surgery they needed and are at the very beginning of a long and slow process of rehabilitation. This has started with strict box rest and will be followed in 3 to 4 weeks’ time by short in-hand walks.

The aim for both animals is for them to be rehomed. But that work can only begin once their rehabilitation is complete. They are both absolute sweethearts…if a little nosey in Wallie’s case, but that only adds to his charm!

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