Baby Horse Who Was Taken Away From Her Mother Thanks to Cruel Industry Settles in With New Foster Family

Thanks to the tireless efforts of Edgar’s Mission and the folks at Horse Shepherd Rehabilitation Center, an orphaned foal named Custard has been given a second chance to grow up with a loving mother. For those of you who are meeting custard for the first time, here is a little background about our hero.

Custard’s mother is a thoroughbred mare who was ripped away from her baby and forced to foster another foal. Custard was only two-and-a-half weeks old when this happened. This is common practice in many facets of the husbandry industry and one that leaves many animals without mothers. Thankfully Edgar’s Mission took charge of Custard and got in touch with the Horse Shepherd Rehabilitation Center. As luck would have it, the rehabilitation center had a mare named Mums4Bubs Meg who had recently lost her own foal to natural causes. When we left Custard, she was on his way to meet Meg in the hopes that she and her foster mother would accept each other.

As you can see from the video, Meg and Custard are fully bonded and as happy as any family can be. This story is one of the many heartwarming successes that Edgar’s Mission and Horse Shepherd Rehabilitation Center fight for every day. For more rescue stories visit Edgar’s Mission’s blog or check out more pictures of Custard and Meg that will warm the cockles of your heart.