Sonia

Second Chance's Soniadora

Biography

Sonia, a rare pinto Standardbred was one of 19 horses and ponies surrendered to Second Chance from the RSPCA of Western Australia, all the animals coming from the same original owner. Second Chance and the RSPCA worked together for some weeks leading up to the rescue and Second Chance had also assisted the Animal Welfare Unit over 12 months before on some of these equines, collecting evidence and offering our equine knowledge to assist with the investigation. Eventually the owner opted to surrender a large number of equines as a part of an operation to reduce herd numbers to a manageable level. The equines were collected by Second Chance volunteers and fostered immediately into specialist care.

Summer was very underweight with a body score of 1. She was wormy, had over long, neglected hooves and was struggling to provide enough milk for her colt foal. She also suffered from untreated ringworm.

Sonia on arrival

Sonia after 9 weeks care

Stats

Name: Second Chance's Soniadora
Stable Name: Sonia
Rescued: 11th March 2010
Status: Adopted!
Registered Name: Elegant Lily
Gender: Mare
Breed: Standardbred
Colour: Bay pinto
Age: Born )
Sire:
Dam:

Adopted!

Sonia has been Adopted into a lovely young family where she will be further trained and be a trail riding and Pony Club mount. Sonia's Adopters have had horses in the family for many years and after the devestating loss of their elderly Thoroughbred they came to Second Chance looking for their next family friend.