Billy is a black shetland pony who is somewhere in his late teens. Having been asked by a member of the public if we could visit two shetland ponies as they were concerned for their welfare, we began working with their owners who were struggling to get on top of some health concerns. One of these was Billy who had very overgrown hooves which were curling upwards and making it difficult for him to walk. His owners readily accepted our offer to help and over the next few weeks trained the two ponies to go into our horse trailer which they borrowed in order to get the boys over to us in July 2024. Billy was largely unhandled and very nervous of being touched or having a headcollar on, etc. We worked with him over the next few weeks and were able to sedate him the following month for our farrier to begin working on his feet. Luckily there was no lasting damage and Billy came on leaps and bounds with regular handling. He remains a more nervous pony who prefers to do things on his terms but will now approach people and is fairly easy to catch, although he does have a rather unconventional way he prefers his headcollar to be put on! He is a lovely pony and we are delighted with his progress, as are his owners who visit him regularly.