Therapy donkey Snowy retired to help ailing friend
A ass has been retired from riding therapy duties inwards England to assist a longtime friend amongst ailing eyesight.
Seventeen-year-old skewbald ass Snowy has been providing riding therapy for children amongst additional needs across Devon since 2007, most lately at the charity’s riding therapy take in inwards Ivybridge.
This month, she was retired in addition to returned to the charity’s headquarters inwards Sidmouth to assist her friend, Vicky, to have handling for her failing sight.
In recent months, staff had noticed that Vicky, 21, had been struggling to discovery her means simply about the yard.
Snowy’s retirement from the adoption system in addition to the pair’s deed to Sidmouth volition allow Vicky to have specialist attention for her worsening sight amongst the comfort of knowing her friend is at her side.
Bob Venn, who runs The Donkey Sanctuary’s riding therapy take in inwards Ivybridge, says: “Since nosotros opened the Ivybridge take in inwards 2007, Snowy has been a cardinal fellow member of our ass riding therapy team.
“She has provided rides in addition to cart rides for children amongst additional needs, gone on outreach visits to residential homes in addition to proved real pop amongst supporters who accept adopted her every bit gifts for employment solid unit of measurement in addition to friends or treats for themselves.
“Letters volition hold upward going out to all those who accept adopted Snowy to permit them know most her retirement in addition to deed to Sidmouth.
“Whilst nosotros volition missy her hither at Ivybridge, I am actually pleased that Snowy in addition to her friend Vicky are able to deed to Sidmouth where Vicky volition hold upward able to have the specialist handling that she needs from the on-site squad of vets.
“In the correct setting in addition to amongst the correct care, donkeys tin grapple real good amongst blindness in addition to sight problems, in addition to then we’re confident that Vicky volition hold upward real happy at Sidmouth where her environs accept been designed specifically for donkeys amongst visual impairments.
“Once they accept gone through their menstruation inwards our novel arrivals unit, supporters volition hold upward able to see Snowy in addition to Vicky along amongst their novel friends inwards the grouping of donkeys amongst sight problems. The Donkey Sanctuary’s Sidmouth headquarters is opened upward 365 days a twelvemonth amongst complimentary admission in addition to parking, in addition to then Snowy’s fans volition hold upward able to see her every bit oft every bit they like.”
Reporting: Emma Gill
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