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I keep my horses on a professionally run livery yard. 3 or 4 months ago a local woman with known mental health issues moved her remaining horse onto the yard from a previous yard (her other horse was put down to her not following vet advice after an incident whilst she was performing her own version of bare foot trimming). The horses were also severely malnourished and emaciated, and the RSPCA had been called out. Her and her husband left that yard in an attempt to avoid further visits from the officer.
The owner of the new livery yard was unaware of all of this until they arrived. Since being on our yard, the owner continued to 'punish' her older horse by withholding feed/hay, and sometimes water. She has since bought a 3yo. Neither horse is allowed out onto their allocated paddock as the barbed wire will come and get them. They are kept in, on a handful of bedding 24/7. There is no wire as their area is fully fenced with elec fencing.
The RSPCA officer has been out and has said himself she is not fit to look after them, so he suggested, with the permission from her husband, that we could feed/water them as necessary which we have been doing.
The woman has found out we are doing this and has forbidden us to do so. The owner of the yard is so worried about the horses welfare, and has spoken to the RSPCA manager who has told her they have no powers to do anything!!
There have also been numerous reports to the RSPCA from members of the local community as the older horse (19) gets ridden out lame as well as being so underweight. She has also been seen whipping them (I have witnessed her whipping the 3yo round the face, and her husband giving it a good belt around the face to).
She has now said she is going to get the older one shot (out of spite and a punishment to all involved, inc the horse) I understand it's an owners right to have a horse put down, but this horse has been offered a long term home on the yard by the owners.
We are also concerned she will leave the yard and take the 3yo (who is the sweetest mare I have ever come across, so clam and well mannered) and go and rent a paddock or something where they are totally under the radar, and she will be able to carry on starving this horse, if not both if she decides against shooting the 19yo. The RSPCA are aware of this, and the vet has also spoken to them, suggesting they try and keep the horses where they are, but to no avail.
Why will they RSPCA not help? Is there any other charity or organisation who can?
Apologies for long email! Hope someone out there can offer some advice
thank you
I keep my horses on a professionally run livery yard. 3 or 4 months ago a local woman with known mental health issues moved her remaining horse onto the yard from a previous yard (her other horse was put down to her not following vet advice after an incident whilst she was performing her own version of bare foot trimming). The horses were also severely malnourished and emaciated, and the RSPCA had been called out. Her and her husband left that yard in an attempt to avoid further visits from the officer.
The owner of the new livery yard was unaware of all of this until they arrived. Since being on our yard, the owner continued to 'punish' her older horse by withholding feed/hay, and sometimes water. She has since bought a 3yo. Neither horse is allowed out onto their allocated paddock as the barbed wire will come and get them. They are kept in, on a handful of bedding 24/7. There is no wire as their area is fully fenced with elec fencing.
The RSPCA officer has been out and has said himself she is not fit to look after them, so he suggested, with the permission from her husband, that we could feed/water them as necessary which we have been doing.
The woman has found out we are doing this and has forbidden us to do so. The owner of the yard is so worried about the horses welfare, and has spoken to the RSPCA manager who has told her they have no powers to do anything!!
There have also been numerous reports to the RSPCA from members of the local community as the older horse (19) gets ridden out lame as well as being so underweight. She has also been seen whipping them (I have witnessed her whipping the 3yo round the face, and her husband giving it a good belt around the face to).
She has now said she is going to get the older one shot (out of spite and a punishment to all involved, inc the horse) I understand it's an owners right to have a horse put down, but this horse has been offered a long term home on the yard by the owners.
We are also concerned she will leave the yard and take the 3yo (who is the sweetest mare I have ever come across, so clam and well mannered) and go and rent a paddock or something where they are totally under the radar, and she will be able to carry on starving this horse, if not both if she decides against shooting the 19yo. The RSPCA are aware of this, and the vet has also spoken to them, suggesting they try and keep the horses where they are, but to no avail.
Why will they RSPCA not help? Is there any other charity or organisation who can?
Apologies for long email! Hope someone out there can offer some advice
thank you
