Endearing Bond: Orphaned Foal Breeze Continues to Sleep with His Teddy Buttons Three Years After Mother’s Abandonment

Breeze and Buttons have become inseparable after the foal was nursed back to Health by rescuers

AN orphaned foal nursed back to Health with the help of a teddy bear still sleeps with it after three years.

Breeze was abandoned by his mother and taken to a sanctuary in 2013 when he was just hours old.

Devoted to you . . . Buttons looked enormous next to the poorly infant BreezeCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

He got Buttons the teddy for company and they have become inseparable.

Breeze became an instant Celebrity after pics of the adorable pair surfaced online.

A heartwarming video of the pair has been viewed two-and-a-half MILLION times.

New mare . . . Buttons was almost a surrogate mother for the horseCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

By your side . . . staff at The Mare and Foal Sanctuary are thrilled with the foal’s progressCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

Tracey Dixon, of The Mare and Foal Sanctuary in Holsworthy, Devon, said: “We couldn’t be prouder of how far he’s come. He’s really thriving.

“Eventually, when he’s ready, we’ll look for a new home for him.”

Breeze was found by farmers and taken to a sanctuary.

Best of pals . . . orphaned foal still loves to sleep next to Buttons three years after their first meetingCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

Growing fast . . . three-year-old Breeze is ‘thriving’ after life at the sanctuaryCredit: Caters News Agency

The three-year-old is set to star in his very own calendar shoot.