A pony who was repeatedly hit with a plastic pole by its owner with a pole has now found a 'forever home' helping children at riding school.
Bramble's previous owner struck the pony in a shopping centre car park in Morecambe, Lancashire, to 'teach her a lesson.'
The attack was caught on camera, when horrified shoppers witnessed the owner hit the Bramble more than a dozen times.
Bramble, a yearling filly, was underweight and kept in dirty conditions before being rescued by the RSPCA. The young pony's shoulders, backbones and ribs were all visible.
She was kept in a stable covered in horse faeces and plastic bags. Her stable even had ivy growing at the back of it, a
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Bramble now lives in at Queen Mary's School in North Yorkshire, where she helps children learn how to ride horses
As she had no food available to her in the stable, Bramble would often chew wood, which is a sign that a horse is not receiving adequate nutrition. She also had no bedding to stand on.
Bramble was rehabilitated and then rehomed to the British Horse Society's Second Chance scheme. This is a joint venture between the RSPCA and the horse charity which gives a second chance to rescued horses by rehoming them to BHS Approved Centres running the BHS' Changing Lives through Horses scheme.
This supports young people and gives them the opportunity to develop life skills through working with horses.
The pony now lives in at Queen Mary's School in North Yorkshire, where she helps children learn how to ride horses.
Alice Clennan, Queen Mary's School equestrian centre manager, said: 'Bramble is settling into her new home.
'She is thriving in her new setting and is loved by all the pupils at Queen Mary's Equestrian Centre. It is wonderful to be able to provide this opportunity.'
Bramble's previous owner struck the pony in a shopping centre car park in Morecambe, Lancashire, to 'teach her a lesson'
Bramble was rehabilitated and then rehomed to the British Horse Society's Second Chance schemeBramble was kept in a stable covered in horse faeces and plastic bags. Her stable even had ivy growing at the back of it, a weed which is poisonous to horses