‘Living her best life now’: pony who jumped through fire in a circus has brighter future

A pony who is believed to have jumped through rings of fire in a circus is one of those who has a home for life at the Mare and Foal Sanctuary.

The welfare charity’s Christmas appeal focuses on one of its core aims, to provide lifelong care for horses in need. Many of those taken in are rehomed with knowledgeable carers but some have complex needs, so stay at the sanctuary.

One of these is Chesney, a 21-year-old Dartmoor hill pony who came into the charity’s care in 2018.

“Very little is known about her past...