Posted by on Sep 6, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
A saddle that we could borrow/have to fit Mimi the mule whilst we are backing her?
Being barrel-like with no withers, we are having trouble getting any saddle to stay on her back and not up by her ears! We probably need a crupper on her too, so the ring on the back for that would also be useful.
If any kind person (that’s local so we can collect) could help us out here we would really...
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Posted by on Jan 14, 2009 in Uncategorized | 1 comment
Please take a look at our website as we have just added a lot of horses,ponies,donkeys and a mule needing homes.
Go to the rehoming page now.
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Posted by on Dec 8, 2008 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
Amersham horse dealer, James Gray appeared in Bicester Magistrates Court today for the start of a trial due to last until mid-March…
Also facing trial are his wife,2 daughters and an un-named youth. They each face 12 charges of cruelty under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 for allegedly failing to met the welfare needs of some 132 equines.
RSPCA officers were first called to Spindles Farm,...
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Posted by on Nov 11, 2008 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
On this date of November 11th whilst we are remembering the courage of the 20 million men and women who gave their lives during the war, let us remember the animals who served, suffered and died also.
The British, Commonwealth and Allied forces enlisted many millions of animals to serve and often die alongside their armies. These animals were chosen for a variety of their natural instincts and...
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Posted by on Oct 23, 2008 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
Suzanne Jenkins, the British woman reported of starving her horses to death in Cadiz, Spain appeared in a UK court this week. She faced charges relating to the welfare of equines under her care at her Gloucestershire stables in the UK.
Jenkins, 33, was convicted of 3 charges of causing unnecessary suffering and 4 charges of poor husbandry under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. She...
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Posted by on Sep 27, 2008 in Uncategorized | 3 comments
France is no different to any other country in that each year there are many horses, ponies and donkeys that are unwanted, sick, old, injured or simply unrideable. In France it is expensive and very unpleasant to have a horse euthanased, whereas the carcass has a value. Rural France is not a wealthy area, and the practicalities of gaining some money from an animal (injured, old, unwanted)...
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