17-04-2025
Visually impaired horse given new home at Redwings in Norfolk
An animal sanctuary has given a permanent home to a visually impaired horse. Smokey, who suffers from an eye condition called uveitis, was moved to the Redwings Horse Sanctuary near Long Stratton in Norfolk after his owners realised they could not meet his 22-year-old stallion has to wear a mesh mask to keep his eyes clear of debris."We were grateful that his owners were receptive to the help," said Jude Palmer, who works at one of the Redwings sanctuaries.
"Smokey's had some TLC and is now on eye drops three times a day."We'd always rather proactively get in there and help rather than let it get to a point where he was suffering."
Redwings has other sanctuaries - including Smokey's new home in Hapton village - and claims to be the UK's largest horse welfare year, the charity homed 104 horses, ponies, donkeys and mules across the has become the face of Redwing's Ready to Rescue Campaign. "[The campaign] shows our supporters what goes into making our work happen," Ms Palmer said."It's about how the coordination works, and all our different teams. All of this is only possible because of kind donations."
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