Abandoned Horse Herd - County Durham

[Scribbles]

Probably already been posted, but I did have a look to check.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/7912258.stm

 

[miss_bird]

Jesus how many of these stories, will keep coming out, too many horses are suffering.
If these people cannot look after their horses, do the decent thing and have them pts.
the more stories like this in the media (and there does seem to be loads) just looks bad on the horse loving comunity again.
These horses do not ask for this too be done to them and can do nothing to help themseles, so why do these people buy such quantiies of horses then just leave them.
Sorry really gets to me i will get off my soap box now

 

[ann-jen]

There has always been problems with horses in and around the Bishop Auckland area and they were often straying onto the viaduct road to Crook which is a very busy road and has caused accidents on numerous occasions. When I lived in Bishop there were often stray horses milling around in my street! People often left them on the common ground down near the river and they strayed up to the houses from there. A foal was knocked down not far from my house breaking both its front legs and it had to be destroyed. As I remember it (was over 8 years ago now) there was a particular man that owned these horses - he got repeated warnings about fencing them in/tethering them better but he basically took no notice at all and the problem continued. I'd lay money on these horses having something to do with the same bloke. I'm glad the horse have been removed as they were a hazard to motorists as well as being at risk of injury themselves. Although I doubt it'll make much difference to this man's attitude if it is him.

 

[shazza283]

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There has always been problems with horses in and around the Bishop Auckland area and they were often straying onto the viaduct road to Crook which is a very busy road and has caused accidents on numerous occasions. When I lived in Bishop there were often stray horses milling around in my street! People often left them on the common ground down near the river and they strayed up to the houses from there. A foal was knocked down not far from my house breaking both its front legs and it had to be destroyed. As I remember it (was over 8 years ago now) there was a particular man that owned these horses - he got repeated warnings about fencing them in/tethering them better but he basically took no notice at all and the problem continued. I'd lay money on these horses having something to do with the same bloke. I'm glad the horse have been removed as they were a hazard to motorists as well as being at risk of injury themselves. Although I doubt it'll make much difference to this man's attitude if it is him.

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there'll unfortunately probably be another herd belonging to the same man runing around within 6 months

- if you and I are thinking the same bloke. This isn't he first time they've rounded them up and rehomed the lot - and they just keep coming back - they'd be better rounding up the bloke and all his brood and rehoming them - to Broadmoor or somewhere equally deightful!