CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Big Mama is one of the world’s largest female horses — and she was days away from slaughter when a Charlottesville, Virginia, rescue organization pulled her out.
The 6-foot-7 draft horse was discovered at a slaughter holding facility by staff from Colby’s Crew Rescue, who immediately noticed both her extraordinary size and a serious injury to her back leg.
“We saw her there and we were like, ‘Oh my gosh, this horse is huge.’ Second thing we noticed is that she does have an injury to her back leg. She has CPL, which is a medical condition that is chronic,” Allison Smith told WCAV’s Brielle Phillippe. “Unfortunately, she’s not a candidate for adoption, so she does live in our sanctuary… She was an Amish workhorse, so she’s had a pretty hard life.”…