Cruelty case - the Edges

[greasedweasel]

I was scrolling Facebook the other night and spotted a horse and hound article with a photo of an emaciated spotty stallion.

Stallion suffering with prolapsed penis had to be put down immediately - Horse & Hound

A stallion found with a prolapsed penis was in such a “severe state of suffering”, he had to be put down on the spot. Edmund and Rosena Edge, of Exbourne, Okehampton, were responsible for the stallion, and a number of other horses in their care found emaciated and suffering. The couple were...

www.horseandhound.co.uk

Horrified I clicked on it and know that two of my breeding are certainly involved. The gelding shows up as the horse marked number 2 in some articles, they have his full sister too.

That stallion was a really smart stamp when he wasn’t starved to death. What in the hell happened. How do you post photos of your dog or birthday wishes on Facebook knowing the RSPCA have already been in and there are starving horses meters from your back door.

These were well respected people in the horse industry. I’d of sent a transporter for “mine” at any point

I’ll never breed again.

 

[ycbm]

That must have made you feel sick, GW. I know how I felt when I rescued one I'd sold, but that's far worse
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[paddy555]

are you going to do anything about Morello? If you can get him back somehow he can come here. (forever if necessary) The offer is there. R is very upset about it.

 

[Ratface]

I'm so sorry that your horses were involved in this case of hideous cruelty.
I hope that they are wholly ostracised in their community.
They will undoubtedly have to move, unless they are completely inured to social and personal shaming.

 

[greasedweasel]

are you going to do anything about Morello? If you can get him back somehow he can come here. (forever if necessary) The offer is there. R is very upset about it.

I will drop you an email (as you know this month hasn't been a sparkling fountain of joy all round, so once more behind on emails!) - I have a number to call this week so might know where (if he is alive) he is likely to pop up for rehoming - will let you know what I find out. Haven't seen any evidence of Hanami and she might be more difficult for others to identify as she coloured out to a leopard from the photos I have of her as a foal. Hopefully being pretty coloured and sensible sizes might mean if they've made it they will be fairly easy to rehome.

I knew it was a volatile relationship, I suspect alcohol was involved but how in the hell did it get so bad. You also wonder what the "plan" was - hope they improved on the spring grass or just let them die in the stables at the end of the garden?

A certain spotty fool is happy though as him and his lightly plump side kick are guaranteed a home for life now!!

 

[paddy555]

I will drop you an email (as you know this month hasn't been a sparkling fountain of joy all round, so once more behind on emails!) - I have a number to call this week so might know where (if he is alive) he is likely to pop up for rehoming - will let you know what I find out. Haven't seen any evidence of Hanami and she might be more difficult for others to identify as she coloured out to a leopard from the photos I have of her as a foal. Hopefully being pretty coloured and sensible sizes might mean if they've made it they will be fairly easy to rehome.

I knew it was a volatile relationship, I suspect alcohol was involved but how in the hell did it get so bad. You also wonder what the "plan" was - hope they improved on the spring grass or just let them die in the stables at the end of the garden?

A certain spotty fool is happy though as him and his lightly plump side kick are guaranteed a home for life now!!

OK great.
I wish I had known they are only 20 miles away. I would have done something. Total shock.

 

[TPO]

Sorry to read this GW, I know you've always done your very best for all of your horses. Thinking of you

 

[paddy555]

A certain spotty fool is happy though as him and his lightly plump side kick are guaranteed a home for life now!!

 

[druid]

Sorry to read this, gutting to find out someone you trusted with your produce has treated them so poorly. Hope all the remaining animals are in better conditions now

 

[Fjord]

Oh god, how awful.

 

[Clodagh]

This is very local to me. I knew nothing about it though, but I’m not in any horsey circles here.
I’m sure I’m missing the point but as I read your post the horses are still with them? Or with the RSPCA? Sorry I’m not understanding.

 

[greasedweasel]

It's gone to court and they've been sentenced which includes a 10 year ban on owning horses, I'm presuming this means all the horses were removed. My gelding is numbered in some of the photos (the stallion that was PTS is number one, Morello is number two) so I am guessing that means he was one of the first batch to be removed?

 

[greasedweasel]

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[Spotherisk]

Blimey, I drove past their old yard near Dawlish today and thought of my visits there, but before that they hadn’t crossed my mind for years…

 

[eahotson]

How dreadful.

 

[asmp]

I read the article yesterday and thought the sentences quite lenient. Why not ban them for live from keeping horses?

 

[ycbm]

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OMFG

GW, that must be breaking your heart.
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[scats]

How dreadful

 

[Errin Paddywack]

I have no words to express how I feel about this. I hope they rot in hell.

 

[Ample Prosecco]

That is utterly dreadful. And the sentencing far too lenient. I can’t imagine how you feel GW.

 

[Kaylum]

The animal welfare law needs changing. People roll their eyes at animals rights but these sentences are rubbish. I presume they are also private prosecutions from the rspca and that's the maximum they can get unless they break their ban. They can also reappeal on their ban after a certain number of years.

Poor horses it's heartbreaking x

 

[Reacher]

Absolutely heartbreaking .

There was a case in our area (a few years ago now) where a family left a horse to starve to death in its stable while they posted their kids birthdays etc on FB. What are these people thinking?

I hope you get your horses back.

 

[Goldenstar]

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That’s appalling .
I don’t understand the use of ten year bans instead of life bans .

 

[Tiddlypom]

This is so awful and shocking.

The report says this.

'In mitigation, the couple said they had struggled with a decline in their health, including mental health issues for Mrs Edge, and were previously good horse owners of good character.'

How on earth do people get from 'good horse owners of good character' to this? GW, please don't blame yourself, you along with many others were deceived.

The sentences are laughable.

 

[Dexter]

I will drop you an email (as you know this month hasn't been a sparkling fountain of joy all round, so once more behind on emails!) - I have a number to call this week so might know where (if he is alive) he is likely to pop up for rehoming - will let you know what I find out. Haven't seen any evidence of Hanami and she might be more difficult for others to identify as she coloured out to a leopard from the photos I have of her as a foal. Hopefully being pretty coloured and sensible sizes might mean if they've made it they will be fairly easy to rehome.

The RSPCA took them all, so start there. Fingers crossed you find them happy and well.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

How bloody awful I'm so sorry I really hope you find them and they are ok.

 

[babymare]

Oh dear god those poor animals. I have no words

 

[maisie06]

The animal welfare law needs changing. People roll their eyes at animals rights but these sentences are rubbish. I presume they are also private prosecutions from the rspca and that's the maximum they can get unless they break their ban. They can also reappeal on their ban after a certain number of years.

Poor horses it's heartbreaking x

I agree animal welfare needs bring under the police umbrella as it is in the USA with immediate powers of removal and arrest of the perpertrators, not some silly charity that doesn't know it's ass from it's elbow

 

[greasedweasel]

It reminds me of the Haworth Arabian Stud case, I guess people just get over whelmed by numbers of horses and have this superiority complex where they believe no one else is worthy of the horses. There would of been some VERY nice horses in that lot, not just spotties. Be interesting to see what appears for rehoming (as far as I can tell on the website only one wee patchy pony available in the UK at the moment from the RSPCA)

The costs of rescuing around 50 horses from this case alone must be staggering. I am glad they got a conviction.

I suppose the excuse is "mental health" and perhaps just health in general but I would love to know the psychology of it, what do people in these cases think, that they will find a solution somehow? How in the hell can you be letting the dog out for a pee and ignoring horses that must have been whinnying or kicking their doors, how does it work, do you literally just get blind to the horror?

I am also a bit at some well known horsey names that are still FB friends with them.

 

[Tiddlypom]

I posted at the time that the Peels were both listed as fence judges at a local BE event a year after Rachelle was convicted in the notorious Arab neglect case.

Stephen got lightly treated as apparently he had dementia, but a year later was going to FJ?

I noticed that according to the programme for the recent (July 2016) BE Cholmondeley Horse Trials that Rachelle and Stephen Peel were listed as fence judges.

Wasn't a key part of the Peel defence that Stephen was suffering from dementia?