Bella
Bella, a little rescue pony of about 11 hh, is famous for stopping the trains from London to Kettering as she climbed through a fence swam across a river and got herself stranded on the railway track!!!
Bella was born around 1994, but she has suffered all her life with chronic laminitis, which at times for lengthy periods has been acute. On numerous occasions vets have thought it best to have her put to sleep. However, we heard of some pioneering treatment being done by a professor at Edinburgh University, for horses with Metabolic Laminitis (Bella was tested for this condition first). After much fund raising, Bella was put onto the programme. At first we were doubtful about its success and at £300 per month, it was very costly (it is a ‘one off’ treatment for a maximum of six months). After 4 ½ months, she finally turned a corner and started to improve daily, she still has some set backs, but we can manage it very well now.
Poor Bella, destined for the continent and then suffering discomfort for so much of her short life - such a lovely little pony, thankfully she enjoys the life she has now, although her grazing is very strictly monitored.
Bella, a little rescue pony of about 11 hh, is famous for stopping the trains from London to Kettering as she climbed through a fence swam across a river and got herself stranded on the railway track!!!
Bella was born around 1994, but she has suffered all her life with chronic laminitis, which at times for lengthy periods has been acute. On numerous occasions vets have thought it best to have her put to sleep. However, we heard of some pioneering treatment being done by a professor at Edinburgh University, for horses with Metabolic Laminitis (Bella was tested for this condition first). After much fund raising, Bella was put onto the programme. At first we were doubtful about its success and at £300 per month, it was very costly (it is a ‘one off’ treatment for a maximum of six months). After 4 ½ months, she finally turned a corner and started to improve daily, she still has some set backs, but we can manage it very well now.
Poor Bella, destined for the continent and then suffering discomfort for so much of her short life - such a lovely little pony, thankfully she enjoys the life she has now, although her grazing is very strictly monitored.
