Appeal to Help Grace, Our Blind Mare

Gracie, one of our two blind mares has, over the last two years, really started to struggle in the heat, often seen in the shade panting and clearly not comfortable.

We would like to get some fans fitted in her areas and have been quoted £600 by our electrician for the fans, the electrical wiring and the switches etc.

Can you make a donation towards these fans to help us to help dear Grace? Anything you can spare will be greatly appreciated.

If you don’t know about Grace, she was found wandering loose on the roads of Romford. She was terrified, pregnant and blind. She eventually found her way into the local kennels’ grounds which were unfenced. Unfortunately it also had a massive pond in the middle of the premises and we were terrified that she would spook and run into that or the road! It took 12 of us four hours to catch her.

Animal Health Trust Ophthalmology Vets believe that she was deliberately blinded by her owners – that something was actually put into her eyes to blind her. We believe she can see light and maybe some faint shapes, but that is all.

A few months after coming to us she gave birth to Jess, her mule foal. She was unable to produce milk to feed her and so we had to bottle feed Jess around the clock for the first five months.

Grace is still incredibly nervous of people and has to be sedated for veterinary and farrier work as she is simply too strong to handle.

Another way you could help Grace would be to sponsor her for the next 12 months. You can do that by clicking on her sponsorship page.

On behalf of Grace we thank you so much for your support.