Cinderella will go to the ball

When you're having a sleepless night, it's great to be sent a small photograph of a big success. Here is Cinders standing very still to allow Zoe at Hampshire Spirit Horse Rescue to remove the wind knots from her mane. Anyone with a semi-feral pony will know what an Olympic-sized success this feels like.

It's been a good week for the charity with a successful home visit all the way down on Portland, Rodney the spotted pony re-homed, and a home in the pipeline for the two Shetlands.