Do you think these horses need immediate help or further monitoring?

Well they do look thin..but in one of those photos they have obviously been given a large round bale of hay!!

Are you sure that these ponies havent been bought in thin?? Perhaps the owner is rescueing them??
 
ok so not ideal but although they look poor - which could be worms as mentioned above - they are certainly not rescue cases.

the RSPCA as we know are useless and wont do anything while they have hay - even if it isnt every day.

im not saying they are fine - just to monitor them more before calling anyone in.
 
i dont think they need immediate help they have hay in the picture, do they have water too?

They look like they need worming and underweight but I dont think rspca etc would do anything with them at the moment unless they are not being fed/ watered or injured?
Are their feet trimmed? Do they have mud rash or any other ailments ?
 
I would try and find out whether they have been rescued as lincolstables suggested but they do look very wormy. If not I think I probably would report them. Maybe I am jumping the gun a bit but isn't it better to get it wrong and the person be checked out rather than leave it a bit longer, and a bit more until they have either been moved so you don't know how they are so you couldn't report them anyway, or they are so emaciated you wish you had done it a bit sooner. After all, if it took as long as it has for those in amersham, you'll have to keep ringing for the next few months anyway.
 
yeah i noticed the rain scald, is there anything else apart from the rain scald? Are their legs o.k?

I can see why you are worried but tbh I dont think reporting them now will do any good ( i am not saying I agree with that)
They are not extremelly thin and have water, and now hay. If they hay stops or rain scald gets worse then yes I would do something. I notice their field is next to a road, is it a busy road?
 
Some of them (especially the Chestnut) look in very poor condition, they all look lean with the possible exception of the coloured which looks O.K. I would be reporting it they aren't getting regular hay.
 
I reported horses like this near me rspca came out and because they were not some stage of thinness and were getting food (irregularly) they couldnt do anything. If they are reported now this might encourage the owner to hide them away where they might get thinner where you cant see them.
I'd be inclined to wait and see if they got worse or better and if worse then report them when its likely something can be done.

I know its harsh but the rspca are a nightmare at acting on things.
 
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another 24 horses would put a huge strain on more rescue centres, thats my only worry.
what happens when the centres are full up?

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OMG, aside from these horses, if a horse needs rescuing it needs rescuing, whether or not the centre is full up. I think if the RSPCA had come out with the no room at the inn argument people would have been up in arms!
 
Hun, if it were me, I would e-mail Rebecca or Shirley at The Horse Trust and send them the pics and ask for their honest opinion and advice. Hx
 
TBH, they aren't half as bad as i thought they'd be.
They are thin, but there is a meagre amount of grass,, and there is some hay, and water, so they haven't beem abandoned.
I'd be careful about getting so close to these horses- in some of the pics you seem to be quite close, in the actual field perhaps? Just watch you don't caught tresspassing, the people/ person involved with these neds may be dodgy!
 
i knew that would be taken the wrong way!

these horses are poor - but as other people have said they will not get rescued like that.
maybe im being harsh - but i have reported people for horses looking a lot worse than this, what happened?

NOTHING- not one got taken away and the yard was put under rspca watch - so they just moved the horses.

at least as they are they do have food / water and our somewhere where people can see them to report them should they wish.

this was a can i have an opinion? if you think they need help then call.
 
Can someone please point out the rainscald as I cant see any!! I can see a horse that was wet and the hair has now dried and I can see a horse with mud on its rump but thats it.
1)have they got water
2)how often are they given the hay?
3)do you know the ages of these horses?

I dont believe this is an emergency rescue case, I have seen horses better and worse than these. Keep an eye on them if you are worried, I will sec on what Vicki said also, and now that this has happened, are we all going to be going overboard on the horse welfare? I may be shot down for this but it is coming across that now that we must report any horse, who show's a rib, doesnt seem to be seen to everyday and only has hay when I see they have hay...I applaud your efforts, but the centres have to deal with TRUE cases of neglect that cause suffering.
 
There are previous posts about these, but I don't know how to put the links in! The horses appear to get less than a quater of the hay they need and have eaten the privit hedge in the last picture. I have spoken to the BHS welfare officer, who has not seen them, but has spoken to someone who has told her that they are in this condition because they have foals still on. This is not the case.
 
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Put signs up alongside the road saying - Huddersfield twinned with Amersham and These Horses are Starving! The RSPCA don't care.

Ring them day and night and go to the papers. Do you know who owns them?

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LOL I like your style!!
 
I am by no means defending what happened with the RSPCA in the Amersham case however the RSPCA can only act within the LAW- these officers may feel the horses are needing helped but they have certain criteria to work to and need to deal with the horses in greatest need. IMO these horses are not in dire need of help like the ones at Amersham were.
 
my point is that tensions and thoughts on cruelty and starving horses are running high due to amersham.

i am certainly not saying do nothing and ignore them.

my point is what does happen when rescue centres get full?

genuine question?
 
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