Overview
- Stacey Solomon posted an Instagram video this week saying they are officially fostering two rescued ponies named Thumbelina and Mermaid who were taken in by Redwings Horse Sanctuary.
- Redwings will check in and give guidance on care, and a friend, Lianne from Hopefield Animal Sanctuary, will act as the couple’s hands-on ‘pony hand’ to help with daily needs.
- The couple prepared land at Pickle Cottage by building a fenced grass and dry area for larger animals, a project Joe Swash began after they decided to foster ponies.
- On Friday the pair told Heart Breakfast presenters that they are choosing to ‘rescue animals instead’ of planning more children, a response that reflects their immediate family and home plans.
- The move integrates the ponies into a busy blended household where the children have already met the animals, and it keeps the animals under sanctuary oversight rather than representing a permanent private adoption.