First thank you for saving her 
I agree with the previous poster there has to be a special place in Hades for the sorry excuse for humans who do this to any animal.
I know someone who ended up with a vet bill slathering too much sun screen on her horses nose because it plugged up the pores.
Maybe diaper rash paste that is 40% zinc oxide? Might not need so much. Walmarts is great and cheap:)
She does look forelorn but that will soon change under your care:cowboy_hat_face:
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I’d do the flap, and net the roundbale so she quits eating like a heathen. 
If she tunnels, she’s going to wipe the sun screen off immediately anyways. A horse with her coloration is going to live in a high UV blocking mask no matter what, might as well get used to it now.
While re-feeding, you could consider a different feeding situation so she doesn’t flip the flap up
On the Coggins, if it was done electronically, vets often reuse the same set of photos year after year. So photos showing her heavier may not have been taken recently.
Is she out 24/7? We stall our white-nosed horses in the summer during the daytime, and do night turnout. Not sure if you can do that right now while she’s in quarantine, but if it’s an option for later it might help the process (plus she won’t be moving around burning calories as much). She may not take to stalling, though, in which case I’d just slap some sunscreen on her (we use store-brand zinc oxide-based ones).
Eat like a heathen, lol! Our vet looked with scorn at the hole Matilda made in the bale. She would agree. The bale isn’t long for this world anyway. Her hole will make it rot fast.
She’s stuck with the round bale as supplemental hay until the end of the month, I’m afraid. Then, she can eat with the others. We’re picking up some baled hay today or tomorrow to feed the herd.
She’s stuck in the round pen for quarantine, but, yes, we want to transition to her joining the others inside during the day. 
The Coggins was from a month ago with the people we bought her from. It would have been the first Coggins for her in this state. Would it be the same photos with a different owners? They do games at local venues, so I think that was their intention for her before they realized she wasn’t gaining and/or the bills piled up from their other horse(s).
will love following her progress.
First thing I notice , aside from her BC, is she looks like she has serious, stout hooves. You might think they are as much a disaster as her body condition, but they look real good and sturdy
One aspect I need to watch is laminitis. She may have suffered a mild case in her past. She has front shoes and the seller said her feet are “soft” without fronts. There are some hoof wall indicators of past issues. Vet said to feed her up slowly and she’ll be fine. She might always need shoes to be comfy. We have a lot of rock round here on the roads and trails so boots or shoes in the front are pretty standard.
All cleaned up and fungicide applied to her her tail head. Creepy, scabby, sores there. Maybe ringworm. Maybe rain rot. She was unsure of the hose, but adapted quickly. She did great with the scrubbing and massaging, lol. Her eyes were closed for part of it. Her halter is small horse. Maybe cob or Arabian size would fit better?
And her boots came in.
Salt and mineral block discovered.
She’s going to be super nice once she fills out. Congratulations!
You’re doing so well by her.
I like that she looks more optimistic post bath. Like, hmm, life is a little more interesting.
To my eye, she looks structurally pretty good. I too think she will fill out into a nice sturdy mare.
Agree that her eyes have a more hopeful look to them. 
She has cleaned up really good. Don’t forget to clean all of her nether areas. Maybe that’s why there was so much crud on her tail dock, she was rubbing because she itched where she couldn’t reach?
When you are starving, the skin does not get the healthy support. No surprise the skin is cruddy. I had a starvation case covered in lice. A solid deworming helped with that
I love her hopeful expression! You’re doing a great job!
She’s going to be a good looking mare I’m sure. Can’t wait to watch her bloom!
She was pretty clean underneath. Even between her udders. A bit wrinkly and stretched out under there. Maybe she’s foaled before.
We gave up on the round bale. We only had one pony nibbling from it and I don’t like how it’s aged, lol. We bought a bunch of grass hay and started switching her over tonight. Picked it up three hours after it was baled. The hay farmer enjoyed the story of Matilda and I promised to show him pictures of how she’s improved on his hay next time I pick up a load. She has lots of people rooting for her.
Love her ears 
! Good luck with her, she’s cute as a button.
Also digging the ears.
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