After 18 years of back-breaking toil I have finally come out of slavery to freedom and have reached a safe haven, just before Passover. The SPCA team accepted me to the Horses' Guest House, immediately began to treat me and gave me the name Shula
Shula, a lovely eighteen-year-old mare, was found wandering on the streets and brought to the Society in a state of total exhaustion.
A veterinary examination revealed that Shula was in very bad physical condition: she was suffering from malnutrition and had a neglected sore eye that had become severely infected.
![Shula before surgery - suffering from an eye injury that had been neglected for a long time](https://spca.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/shula-751x500.jpg)
She underwent surgery to remove the eye and is now on an intense course of antibiotics and analgesics. She is given special food; a nourishing mixture specifically for horses that will bring her up to her correct weight within a few months.
![Shula undergoing surgery to remove her eye](https://spca.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/shula2-753x500.jpg)
After a long process of rehabilitation in the Society’s stables, we found a good loving home for shula.
![Shula enjoying herself in the Horses' Guest House](https://spca.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/shula3-751x500.jpg)