Ramar’s a Star
Meet Ramar, a very handsome chestnut Arab who has finally arrived at Redwings after a rollercoaster journey.
He was originally reported to one of our Equine Welfare Advisers in the North of England as he had extremely overgrown feet and was rooted to the spot. When EWA Alison Shaw attended she was shocked to find this former competition endurance Arab in an emaciated condition with hooves so overgrown that they were curling upwards like slippers.
It was touch and go for Ramar as the RSPCA said he was in such a poor state that if he could not be taken into the care of Redwings he would have to be euthanased. The main problem was that his feet were in such a bad way that he was in severe pain and in no fit state to travel the long distance down to Redwings headquarters in Norfolk.
Going far beyond the call of duty, Redwings volunteer Alison offered to keep Ramar at her home while he was nursed back to health. His feet were so overgrown that they needed trimming by the farrier in two stages. His vet also diagnosed laminitis, a painful condition of the feet caused by too much rich grass or periods of stress - it had been this that had kept poor Ramar rooted to the floor. However, it was quickly decided that the disease had not gone far enough to prevent Ramar from having a good quality of life in the future.
Ramar’s recovery was really an up and down process, with some days when he could barely move owing to the pain in his feet, and some days when he was full of energy and desperate to get out to play. Alison even kept a diary of his recovery process from which it is clearly apparent that she had a soft spot for this elegant horse.
When his feet were fully recovered it was with a mixture of sadness and delight that Alison arranged for him to make the journey south to hand him into Redwings care, and it is easy to see why. Ramar is a real charmer. We are delighted with his progress and he is putting on a healthy amount of weight and looking brighter every day.
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