Should i ring WHW???

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Stayed in a travel inn for a couple of days and there was a thin strip of complete scrub land (as in 6 foot high weeds) around the pub oposite. I've come home now but can't stop thinking about a horse that was tethered on it. I managed to scramble up the bank on my bad ankle to have a look at him before i came home yesterday. He was young, i'd say about a year old from his teeth, had a good covering of weight and neat feet. Was a bit coltish and nippy etc. Is tethered on a massive chain with a thick leather collor/strap around the top of his neck/ behind his poll.

I'd been worried he was tied by rope and might get free onto the main road, as there's no fence around the land, but it looks pretty secure and not overly tight. It is rubbing him though. And he's got raw pink sore patches down his crest from something else. Could be sweet itch, but not really anything for him to rub on. There was a water bucket, but it was overturned and empty.

As i was going home we drove past another on the oposite side of the pub.

Is this enough to ring WHW? Would they go out? They have grass, although it's rubbish.
 
ring and ask them, thats all you can do, explain the situation fully and its their call then. They can't help if they don't know about it but they can if they think its appropriate. Am sure they have experience of tethered horses and at what point they step in and won't mind the phonecall.
 
I live just in Allerton Bywater, next village from Castleford. Sorry, just thought I'd mention that lol.
I agree with others, give them a ring, no harm done, its up to them to decide what to do then
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Nickie
 
World Horse Welfare Formerly ILPH have a network of inspectors (many are ex-mounted police officers) around the country. Phone up on their Welfare Line and they will send someone out to take a look. Tel: 08000 480180
 
Yikes, 3 pages back after half a day.

I rang WHW and they said they would send someone out to check on them and let me know the outcome, which is good. Thanks for the reassurance
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It's good to know it's not just me that would be concerned. No one there seemed to bat an eyelid at 2 horses on an industrial estate....
 
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