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A piece of land that large, so close to London, can't be cheap.
Do they keep the sheep too?
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Much appreciated.
The horse owner videos I watched on Youtube all suggested the burrs (burdock/thistle?) did in fact irritate the horses.
I did find this government advice, eg "Horses at grass should be inspected at least once a day, preferably more often". Seems they're vague on sheltering.
What are they doing with them, breeding to sell or meat? I don't see many "travellers" using horses these days.
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To be honest, I would have little faith in the RSPCA, for no other reason than they destroy about 53,000 animals per year – 45% of those it took in - and, hence, reporting matters to them can lead to a death sentence for the animals you are trying to help (rather than the animal abusers).
I know this as a fact from other cases.
But I wondered if anyone followed up with any agency, before wasting my time.
If they are left there by travellers who are on the road, then I guess they'll be hard to track down or prosecute.
I thought the best angle might be landlord if it is council or agency owned, eg the water authority who runs the reservoir.
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Hi.
I went past there yesterday, Nov 2020, and the horses were still there. Open land, no cover or shelter, manes and tails matted like dreadlocks full of burrs, and the grass has all been grazed flat and is covered in garbage & plastic bags. Someone appears to have dumped some wet straw in the middle and that is it. I couldn't see any water troughs.
Did any of you get any response or interest from any agency? I was thinking of doing the same.
Who's the landlord?
There's the big horse fair up in Appleby each year. Is that where they get sold?
Distressing moment travellers leave horse dead on the side of an Irish country road after crashing it into the back of a car while racing it