Help the working and rescue ponies on Gili T

We have seen Prabu on the island pulling a cart for several months and have been deeply concerned about his welfare. His owner refused all of our offers to help him, and we felt very stuck and frustrated. Luckily for Prabu, he got a new owner, (who we have been sponsoring throughout the pandemic and lives just in front of our stables), so we jumped at the chance to help him.

This little pony really got under our skin. Our immediate reaction was to try to purchase him, but we had a long discussion with his new owner and decided that another option might be to help his new owner to rehabilitate him. This way, we can help Prabu while educating his owner. It is unrealistic to think that we can just buy every pony that needs our help (even though we would love too).

So, Prabu will come to Stud during the day where we will feed him up. We will monitor his progress and the amount that he is working (ideally not at all, but we appreciate that this is perhaps unrealistic). If he is not improving then we will rethink our plan.

We always follow the guidance and advice of an amazing overseas team of vets and farriers to try to work out the best possible course of treatment for the horses. With our limited resources, we sometimes have to find alternative solutions.

Thank you so much for supporting our stables with your generous donation. If you have the chance to share this with your friends and family, please do! We can't wait to update you again soon with Prabu's progress and health.

All the best,

Sarah and the Stud Rescue ponies