Pregnant Pony in Poor Condition near Pensilva, Bodmin Moor

A member of the public was concerned about the condition of a pregnant mare in the Pensilva area of Bodmin Moor.  As well as being thin, it had been seen with its yearling, consuming large quantities of a mineral lick put out for the sheep.  The weather was so bad when we visited the site, the mare was not in her usual location and must have been hiding in the gorse.  The informant monitored the mare over the following weeks, and her condition picked up as the grass quality improved.