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Posts made in August, 2008
What words can really describe the pain inflicted upon a herd of beautiful and well-bred horses owned by a Brit living in Andalucia, Spain?
Out of Sue Jenkins’ initial 50 horses, around 16 have already starved to death on scrub land and the remainder are alive but have only limited food and water supplies. Sue Jenkins denies all allegations of neglect and claims they died through...
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Posted by on Aug 25, 2008 in Horses | 0 comments
Please be vigilant….
We have been alerted to the dissappearance 4 days ago of 2 horses from a field near Confolens in the Charente.
They are a 10 yr old coloured mare and a 15yr old coloured stallion. The mares foal, a coloured mule, was left behind. There are no signs of these horses escaping, it is being treated as theft. If anybody notices a couple of new coloured horses, mare...
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Posted by on Aug 23, 2008 in Donkeys | 0 comments
Another busy day at ERF – we picked up Piona, a beautiful Baudet cross whose elderly owner is no longer able to look after her. Despite never having travelled before and not being used to head collars, she loaded well and wasn’t too stressed at the other end. She is now in the field beside Nanette and they are chatting over the fence.
When she is re-homed, she must have a companion...
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Posted by on Aug 20, 2008 in Rescues | 0 comments
This 5 year old bay gelding is in urgent need of a home as the dealer who owns him will sell to the abattoir if a private home is not found very soon.
He is approx 15.2hh and of thoroughbred type. He is excellant with all other horses and is very gentil around people, he would make an ideal companion horse.
He would need an experienced person to continue with his ridden work if he was to be...
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Posted by on Aug 19, 2008 in Donkeys, Rescues | 0 comments
One of the best parts of my job is when I receive updates on how the ERF rescues are getting on. The Guardians (our new name for adopters) are all such wonderful caring people and we would like to take this opportunity to thank them all for their dedication to these guys and gals.
A few words from Hugo’s Guardians…
“Hi just a little hello from all of us and Hugo!
Pippa is...
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