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Woman sentenced after pleading guilty to horse neglect
Published Feb 22, 2012A woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to failing to care for her horses properly. Renee Walker, 31, from Lincolnshire, appeared in Grimsby Magistrates Court last Friday for sentencing after she admitted failing to meet the needs of her horses under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. She received a 12 month ban on keeping horses and was ordered to pay £500 in costs.
Fly grazing in Wales reaches crisis point
Published Feb 22, 2012Police have said that fly grazing has reached crisis point in Wales. Abandoned horses in Bridgend and the Vale of Glamorgan are placing members of the public at risk and coasting councils in the south of Wales thousands of pounds. Last month, police received 497 calls relating to abandoned horses.
Shire Horse Show to draw crowds from across the world
Published Feb 20, 2012PETERBOROUGH is set to host the largest gathering of shire horses in the world this year. Final preparations are underway for the Shire Horse Society Spring Show, which will provide a stunning spectacle on the East of England Showground on March 16, 17 and 18.
Plans for controversial horse show cancelled after public outcry
Published Feb 20, 2012Plans to bring back a controversial horse show have been scrapped after public outcry. The show, which would have taken place in America, involved horses jumping off a 40ft platform. Welfare groups immediately disagreed with the idea after it was revealed by the owners of Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey, that they intended to bring the diving show back.
Horse centre treating a record amount of horses
Published Feb 17, 2012A horse centre located in North Cornwall is treating a record number of horses and ponies due to the cold weather. Horse Haven Rescue, which was launched in 2008 and costs about £1,000 a month to run, currently has 24 of the animals at its stables and is appealing for volunteers to come forward and help.
Redwings Horse Sanctuary provides home for three shire horses
Published Feb 16, 2012Redwings Horse Sanctuary has taken in three shire horses. The charity, which is the largest in the country, took in the animals after their previous home closed down due to lack of funding. The horses – Fusilier, Duchess and Major – each stand at an impressive height.
Horses saved after owner dies
Published Feb 15, 2012Two horses were saved by a horse rescue trust after their owner died. Sussex Horse Rescue, which is based in Uckfield, helped to save the horses after their owner was found lying in a field.
Equine expert killed after horse shoe causes freak explosion
Published Feb 14, 2012An equine expert has been killed after a horse that she was treating in an oxygen chamber kicked out after becoming spooked and caused a freak explosion. Erica Marshall, 28, from New Jersey, USA, had been monitoring the horse, which was receiving oxygen therapy. The incident took place last Friday.
Horse owners jailed for causing unnecessary suffering
Published Feb 14, 2012A man and woman have been jailed for four months after causing unnecessary suffering to seven horses in their care. Paul Flowers, 43, of Finedon Road, Wellingborough, and Barbara Morrison, 43, of Brooke Close, Wellingborough, pleaded guilty to four charges each and were sentenced at Wellingborough Magistrates Court.
