Don't let me have seen what I just saw

[Landcruiser]

Two ponies in trotting traps cantering past our house, towards a notorious, steep, narrow hill which winds up to the nearest village. It's the hottest, most humid day in years.

I was actually lying on my bed for a rest, it's pretty draining this heat. I heard clattering of hooves and loud music, and stuck my head out the velux in time to see the second of the ponies and traps cantering by, closely followed by a white van. Clearly young, bony and angular bay pony with a dead straight back, (2 yr old??) cantering fast after the first trap. Lad in a the trap, fag, loud music, whether from the van or trap I don't know. Watched them reappear in the distance as they headed up the hill, which I can see to the first bend. I actually feel haunted by the awfulness of what is happening to those ponies right now. If the poor buggers have made it to the top they'll be absolutely exhausted and overheated. Why, FGS???

ETA. It's 29 degrees here.

 

[spike123]

heartbreaking to see. We had one collapse and die near here a few years back on an organised pub crawl they did. They then basically legged it and left the poor thing for the police and RSPCA to deal with. No doubt no prosecutions came about either. Makes me so cross and sad for the horses. I have one who was used for this purpose. Poor mare has literally been ragged into the ground. Was full of worms, absolutely terrified. She is now slowly improving but it should be stopped. There is a particular group who think this is ok to do and it's all about speed and money. They don't give a damn for the welfare of the poor horses. I've seen horses with eyes removed and other serious injuries that have eventually resulted in them being put down and still it continues. I feel for those who are often tarred with the same brush who actually do genuinely care for their horses but get tarred because of this particular group of people being of a similar background.

 

[St Nicnaclaus]

Because they're uneducated feckwits and don't care.

 

[Sanversera]

Because they're uneducated feckwits and don't care.

This,and the fact that horses were racing at Ascot in the heat so it must be ok............not.

 

[meleeka]

They don't appear to think horses are sentient beings who suffer from pain, or fear. They just don't get that animals have any feelings at all

 

[Velcrobum]

They don't appear to think horses are sentient beings who suffer from pain, or fear. They just don't get that animals have any feelings at all

They only care about themselves and apparently what they can steal.

 

[meandmyself]

It's all about how macho they look. Awful but nothing gets done.

 

[AdorableAlice]

This,and the fact that horses were racing at Ascot in the heat so it must be ok............not.

How do you compare a fit, bred for the job, trained elite TB with a bin end cob is beyond me.

 

[asmp]

I thought this was a nice story until I read the age of the pony

Cambridge trader uses horse and cart to avoid Mill Road fine

John Ball says he is using "old ways from the 18th Century" to avoid traffic fines.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[teapot]

I thought this was a nice story until I read the age of the pony

Cambridge trader uses horse and cart to avoid Mill Road fine

John Ball says he is using "old ways from the 18th Century" to avoid traffic fines.

www.bbc.co.uk

Yes I had exactly the same thoughts!

 

[katastrophykat]

Yes I had exactly the same thoughts!

I’m currently disagreeing with him on FB as said two year old cob is wearing quick hitch harness while pulling carpet rolls up a big hill and visibly lame trotting on from the halfway point of the video

 

[Landcruiser]

The bay I saw today was about that size, there was nothing to it

 

[meandmyself]

I’m currently disagreeing with him on FB as said two year old cob is wearing quick hitch harness while pulling carpet rolls up a big hill and visibly lame trotting on from the halfway point of the video

Ugh

 

[HBB]

Imagine using this as advertising! Roasting hot day and they're still out there chasing rosettes, horse hooded up on the lorry but it's ok cause we've got the fan on


https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AW4iHnxZn/?mibextid=wwXIfr

 

[sport horse]

How do you compare a fit, bred for the job, trained elite TB with a bin end cob is beyond me.

Yes and how do you compare the racehorse that will be taken straight to a special cooling down area with misting fans and copious water to the cob that is probably just chicked back in the field (if it is lucky)