Horse Fighting for Life After Being Abandoned to Die in a Field

Horse fighting for life after being abandoned to die in a field

A horse in Basingstoke is fighting for her life at The Horse Trust after she was abandoned to die in a field near Basingstoke.

‘She is still fighting – and so are we’: next hours critical for neglected pony ‘left to die’ in field

An equine charity has said “the coming hours are critical” for a severely neglected and underweight pony who is having urgent veterinary care after she was “left to die” alone in a field. Annie, an 11.2hh mare thought to be around three or four years old, was taken in by the Horse Trust after she was rescued from a field near Basingstoke by World Horse Welfare. She was found weighing 157kg and had a body score of 0.5 out of five. “She was identi…