Tiny foal, Gin (which is short for Ginger) was found by a member of the public when he was just a few hours old, all alone in the Mountain Hare area of Methyr Tydfil. Sadly despite the RSPCA’s best efforts  - they couldn’t find his mother anywhere!

 

Sadly no owner came forward for Gin and RSPCA asked Redwings if we would be willing to help him – and how could we say no to this adorable little chap? Quite simply we couldn’t, and so Gin is now living happily at Redwings in Hapton.

 

Gin requires a milk substitute to be fed to him every two hours, and while it is very important to keep Gin healthy and nourished, it is also important that he doesn't forget that he is a pony – which can sometimes happen if a foal gets too much human interaction. This is where Monique is doing a great job of helping us! Monique is a Chestnut Welsh Cross mare with a lovely temperament, she had a daughter called Angel in 2007 in which she did such a lovely job of raising Angel, we thought that she’d be the perfect choice to help to show Gin the ropes of behaving like a pony – they seem to be getting on well so far so fingers firmly crossed for the future and we’ll be sure to keep you posted on the progress of this cute little chap!

 

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