Pongo’s heartwarming tale of rags to riches
Pongo, 1 time an unkempt pony rescued from a British roadside amongst a nasty tethering wound, is proving to live the darling of the present circuit.
Redwings Master Blaster, affectionately known past times his keepers equally Pongo, has been busy proving to the showing basis that success tin give the axe come upwards from the toughest of starts.
He has directly qualifed for the Royal International Horse Show inwards July.
Pongo was reported to the RSPCA past times a fellow member of Earth inwards March 2009.
A plain officeholder for Redwings Horse Sanctuary, Jo Franklin, brought Pongo dorsum to Redwings.
The 13.1-hand tri-coloured cob’s headcollar had buy the farm embedded inwards his neck, creating a deep, raw injure that had been left untreated for unopen to time.
The RSPCA prosecuted Pongo’s previous possessor for offences nether the Animal Welfare Act 2006. He received a deprivation order, a one-year ban from keeping horses together with was ordered to pay £200 inwards costs.
Pongo’s handling was undertaken past times Redwings together with he was together with thus re-homed through its Guardianship Scheme.
After settling inwards amongst his novel draw of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement together with immature passenger Rosie, together with thus aged 12, Pongo went on win Reserve Champion inwards the In-Hand Piebald together with Skewbald Championship at the Suffolk Show inwards 2011.
Pongo started this twelvemonth inwards similar style. He has qualified for the Royal International Horse Show at Ponies U.K. past times beingness placed minute inwards the Ridden Native/Traditional pony shape nether 153cm.
Pongo likewise went to the British Skewbald & Piebald Winter Championships at Keysoe before this calendar month together with won the Comanche Native/Trad/Cob Pony non exceeding 153cm, Colourama together with Best Gelding Horse or Pony, before beingness placed Joint Reserve Champion.
“Some of our rescue horses together with ponies guide hold already gone on to savor contest success simply Pongo has amazed us all past times reaching such a high score thus quickly,” Redwings communications managing director Nicola Markwell said.
“To mean value the sad, scruffy pony who bore the hurting of a headcollar slicing through his flesh amongst such dignity volition live rubbing shoulders amongst the showing elite is heart-warming.
“Pongo is apparently a beautiful pony simply it is his bond amongst his guardian Rosie together with her draw of piece of occupation solid unit of measurement that makes us peculiarly proud to guide hold rescued him, restored his wellness together with and thus constitute him such a wonderful novel home.
“Everyone at Redwings wishes Pongo together with Rosie every success,” she said. “They are a perfect partnership together with nosotros are thrilled at their blossoming friendship.”
Redwings Master Blaster volition live competing at the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead on July 17 inwards the Skewbald & Piebald Native/Traditional Small Ridden Pony Class.
Franklin recalls the hateful solar daytime she rescued Pongo.
“When nosotros arrived nosotros constitute Pongo inwards a real bad way. He had a real nasty injure together with it was clear that he had been that agency for unopen to time.”
His headcollar was carefully removed together with Pongo received emergency handling at the site before beingness taken to the Redwings Ada Cole Rescue Centre, most Harlow, inwards Essex, where he made his amazing recovery.
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