‘My ponies were fat, and no saddles would fit, so we did Couch to 5k’ When Aberystwyth-based nurse Fiona Sykes lost her horse, Spirit, to colic in May 2021, the mare's two field companions became unhandleable.
“Spirit's best friend, Bramble, became really aggressive. The vet said it was due to grief, and I wasn't able to do anything with him or my other pony, William, until the November, when we started walking out in-hand,” says Fiona.
William then became ill, meaning that by the time Fiona had their saddles refitted, the ponies had had two years off.
“The saddler remarked how fat they were. Their saddles no longer fitted and she struggled to find one big enough for Bramble. That's when I decided we needed some kind of help,” says…
