Your ongoing support enables our team to help horses like Riley Riley was severely underweight and living in unsuitable conditions when our Welfare Advisor, Leah, was first called out to help. She worked with key stakeholders to ensure a positive welfare outcome for Riley. Ultimately, we agreed to make room at our sanctuary and take her in permanently. Riley was too weak to travel. To avoid a long journey, Riley was moved quickly to a nearby RSPCA holding centre. Here she was treated by a vet for cellulitis (a deep infection under the skin), colic symptoms and given a course of antibiotics. This is where her recovery began. A few weeks later, Riley was strong enough to travel to our sanctuary. She settled in quickly, benefiting from the care of our specialist grooms at Beech Trees Veterinary and Welfare Assessment Centre. Rileys body condition score was confirmed as 1.5, which is severely underweight, on arrival. The outline of her ribs and back bone were visible.