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HORSES TIED TO WHEELS OF CARS ON FRONT DRIVE OF HOUSE
World Horse Welfare Field Officer Nick White is used to dealing with the many horses living in London, and knows from past experience that anything can happen and usually does.
When he got the not too unusual call: to check on two horses kept in a tiny concrete area, he was on his way.
Little did he know that when he was to arrive in Southall hed find a 16hh Friesian-type gelding and a 15hh Welsh cob, both tied to the wheel of a car on the front drive of a house, next to a busy main road.
Nick says: The cob was tied with rope to the drivers side front wheel but the rope was stuck under the engine, coming up under the passenger side wheel arch, meaning he could not raise his head more than a few inches from the ground. The Friesian type was slightly better off and managing to forage from the flower pots.
After untangling the Cob, I eventually woke the owner up on Thursday, April 11th and discovered that he was planning to leave the horses there until the following Saturday, which was a further two days. He was hoping to build a wooden shelter for them on the drive next to the road .I offered him some very specific advice and an imminent time limit in which to take it.
Much to my relief, the owner took my advice of finding pastures green for them within the time limit. I watched with the rest of the street as both horses were seen being ridden off into the sunset towards Heathrow airport.
Photo to follow
HORSES TIED TO WHEELS OF CARS ON FRONT DRIVE OF HOUSE
World Horse Welfare Field Officer Nick White is used to dealing with the many horses living in London, and knows from past experience that anything can happen and usually does.
When he got the not too unusual call: to check on two horses kept in a tiny concrete area, he was on his way.
Little did he know that when he was to arrive in Southall hed find a 16hh Friesian-type gelding and a 15hh Welsh cob, both tied to the wheel of a car on the front drive of a house, next to a busy main road.
Nick says: The cob was tied with rope to the drivers side front wheel but the rope was stuck under the engine, coming up under the passenger side wheel arch, meaning he could not raise his head more than a few inches from the ground. The Friesian type was slightly better off and managing to forage from the flower pots.
After untangling the Cob, I eventually woke the owner up on Thursday, April 11th and discovered that he was planning to leave the horses there until the following Saturday, which was a further two days. He was hoping to build a wooden shelter for them on the drive next to the road .I offered him some very specific advice and an imminent time limit in which to take it.
Much to my relief, the owner took my advice of finding pastures green for them within the time limit. I watched with the rest of the street as both horses were seen being ridden off into the sunset towards Heathrow airport.
Photo to follow
