They arrive and we take another orphaned foal

The ponies arrived this afternoon, they had all been given pain killers to make them more comfortable throughout the journey, however it was a slow process moving them from the transporter into the stables.Our Vet will come out to see them tomorrow, I am still worried about a couple of them in particular the small grey mare and the black gelding, both of which have swollen joints and are barely able to walk.They are all settled together in our barn and seem to be unpeturbed by their move to unfamiliar surroundings.The black and white gelding Dylan is obese, I have never seen such an unfit pony, he is not yet as lame as the others so we may have caught him in time but he desperately needs to be on a diet for the sake of his health.
The cows and sheep will be moving to their new home at Lesley Coopers sanctuary in West wales, this Thursday.The driver of the horse transporter today could not understand why the cows and sheep were going to a sanctuary, to put it his way they were so fat I could have got hundreds of pounds for them at slaughter!!!!!Their owner did not rescue them for them to be slaughtered but farmers and rescue shelters have different attitudes towards animals and that will never change.In his favour he was very kind to the ponies loading them on and off his vehicle and was not in any way harsh in his treatment of them.
This morning I received a call from my sister who in turn had spoken to someone about an orphaned foal in this area. Another mountain pony has died giving birth to her foal so we are waiting for the 3 weeks old foal to arrive.It upsets me greatly to think so many of these ponies are dying with no veterinary attention.There seems little or nothing can be done as they give birth on the mountains and nobody is around to help! I must speak to the RSPCA about this situation though have little hope that anyhting can be done to resolve the problem.So - More sleepless nights ahead.
One kitten rehomed today, one down 25 to go!!