WHW/ RSPCA or other? Pony left with bad feet

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ok, Iam FED UP of my non horsey neighbour having 2 horses (1 small horse, 1 pony) in his field and they are literally left to fend for themselves. They have matted manes and tails, pony is too fat, horse is ok at the mo but gets very lean in winter as he is old and has no teeth. They both have VERY long feet, splayed right out and now begining to curl over.
Trouble is
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME
Both myself and my other neighbour have told him he needs to get Tuppence (pony) and Fly (horse) seen, but he gets very defensive and claims he can't catch them. Offering to help has seriously fallen on deaf ears.
If I could I would have them to look after, but as they are geldings I can't and as Tuppence is a rig I REALLY can't!
So, what now? Do I contact someone again? At the mo its just their feet really although Tup probably has lami, but the poor old boy needs something extra before all his ribs start sticking out?
Who shall I call. Ideally they need to go to a new home!!
 
From other posts on here (and personal experience), rspca don't seem to be v good tbh at actually getting change for the best for the animal in question. For that reason I would call whw (would do it asap as it sounds like the poor souls need some help, like yesterday).
 
I feel for you, it's horrible having to watch and do nothing I was in the same situation with 2 mares and a 3 month old foal, they looked like skeletons, the rspca did absolutely nothing so we fell out big time, in the end a friend of mine took them, the woman signed them over, but it's not always that easy, do what you can call WHW as thay cn take action, if the pony has lami that's sad, he needs to be in, good luck and keep us posted x
 
good news ! I battled all last winter to get someone to look at some lovely gypsy ponies and foals in the field next to mine. It made for a very unhappy five months for me, trying to get someone to take it seriously (I ended up getting the vet out, body scored the mare at 1, and who then got in touch with her "clients".). The YO couldn't have given less of a damn if he tried. I left as soon as I knew they were under vet care.

I hope it gets sorted - keep us posted. sm x
 
UPDATE

Yesterday, my other nice neighbour who also checks on the horses in question, was once again by their field when the WHW inspector visited.
The horses feet HAVE been trimmed, but that is not all. As such a drastic change in their feet, and without help from x-rays the pony is now crippled and the horse is uncomfy. The pony Tuppence has (according to WHW) got lami, and is grossly over wieght. The horse is also a concern as he has no teeth and although not thin, he is poor in his coat.
Both need more attention.
WHW is waiting for the owner to come back from where ever he is, and try to get him to sign both over. In the meantime it is sad to watch Tuppence suffer. Please keep fingers crossed that this will end well for the horses.
 
we reported a neighbour to the RSPCA in the spring due to a similar situation, their feet were attrocious and we called them out. They kept leaving notes on the gate to the ponies field and nothing was done for at least a further month. The one pony couldn't even stand up when he lay down and struggled for ages to get back up. They promised to contact my sister and let her know how things went and we never heard anything. The ponies feet were done eventually but they are already overgrowing again with no sign of the farrier being called out..

WHW are definatly going to be our call next time around.
 
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