Starving horse Heidi is dumped in mud and left to di:e – volunteers save her and now she’s winning awards

A horrifying discovery at a construction site in England prompted volunteers to embark on an animal rescue mission they weren’t sure would succeed.

A public plea prompted volunteers from the British Horse Society to make a tragic discovery.

The building site in East Durham appeared to be abandoned, with waste and rubble everywhere, and they discovered what they initially assumed was a de:ad horse laying in the mud.

She was filthy and emaciated, but upon closer inspection, they discovered the horse, Heidi, was still living.

It was one of the most terrible cases of neglect they’d ever seen, and they acted without hesitation.