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Horse abandoned on road 'quickly won our hearts'
A 12-year-old horse is making a recovery after being rescued from a roadside in a neglected state, a charity has said. The Mare and Foal Sanctuary said the abandoned piebald cob named Arty had been taken in at their assessment centre in Newton Abbot, Devon, after he was seen running loose on a road in Somerset. It said Arty had been found on 7 February by the RSPCA heavily overweight with a head collar embedded into his skin and he suffered from mites and infection. Arty was said to be doing "really well" since receiving specialist care. More news stories for Devon Listen to the latest news for Devon Dawn Vincent, the charity's director of fundraising and communications, said Arty was a gentle pony who was "a real character". "He won our hearts very quickly and we can't wait to see what happens next," she added. The charity said Arty was found alongside a mare in foal who has since given birth to a colt. It added the mare and foal, who have been named Flor and Martis, would be rehomed with Bristol-based charity Horse World. Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ Pony saved after being 'neglected and left to die' Horse 'left to die' is now prize-winning show pony Abandoned horses reach 'crisis point', say charities The Mare and Foal Sanctuary
BBC News
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Horse abandoned on Somerset roadside making recovery in Devon
A 12-year-old horse is making a recovery after being rescued from a roadside in a neglected state, a charity has Mare and Foal Sanctuary said the abandoned piebald cob named Arty had been taken in at their assessment centre in Newton Abbot, Devon, after he was seen running loose on a road in said Arty had been found on 7 February by the RSPCA heavily overweight with a head collar embedded into his skin and he suffered from mites and was said to be doing "really well" since receiving specialist care. Dawn Vincent, the charity's director of fundraising and communications, said Arty was a gentle pony who was "a real character"."He won our hearts very quickly and we can't wait to see what happens next," she charity said Arty was found alongside a mare in foal who has since given birth to a added the mare and foal, who have been named Flor and Martis, would be rehomed with Bristol-based charity Horse World.
