22 neglected Shetland ponies brought back from brink by Blue Cross
Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 by Sasha Melia
A group of 22 Shetland ponies have been brought back to health by national pet charity Blue Cross after they were found severely emaciated and neglected.
The ponies, who have been named after Beatrix Potter characters by staff at Blue Cross’s rehoming centre in Burford, were rescued by the RSPCA earlier this year.
They were found belly deep in mud with no food or water, in Leicestershire. Sadly some were in such a terrible state of neglect that they had to be euthanized.
Following the successful prosecution of their owner for neglect, the surviving 22 ponies were transferred to Blue Cross’s rehoming centre in Burford, Oxfordshire.
The horse team at the national pet charity’s rehoming centre on Shilton Road have been working with the group to rehabilitate them and now many of the ponies are reserved or have already gone off to loving new homes.
Blue Cross regularly works with organisations like the RSPCA to help rehabilitate and rehome horses and ponies that have been seized as part of welfare cases.
Vicki Alford, Horse Manager at Blue Cross rehoming centre in Burford, said: “On arrival the ponies were in a really sad state. It was heart-breaking to see.
“All had over grown and curled up hooves, were riddled with lice and very underweight. The transporter who brought them to Burford described the place where they were found as horrific – apparently there was no food or water and they were stood in mud up to their tummies. How they survived is any one’s guess.
“After love and care from the team here many have already gone to new homes and we couldn’t be happier to see them go to loving new families where they can live a happy life.”
Two ponies from the group – Flopsy and Mrs Tittlemouse – are still looking for new homes, while four – Timmy Tiptoes, Babitty Bumble Bee, Mrs Tiggy Winkle and Hunca Munca – are still waiting to be cleared for rehoming by the horse unit team.
It costs Blue Cross up to £300 a day to keep a horse, depending on how much vet, farrier and training intervention they need.
If you would like to make a donation to Blue Cross to help us help more animals like the Beatrix Potter Shetlands or if you are interested in rehoming a horse or another pet then please visit www.bluecross.org.uk
British Showjumping’s Team NAF announced for Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain CSIO5*
Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 by Sasha Melia
The following squad has been selected to represent Great Britain under the title sponsor banner of Team NAF in the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain CSIO5*. The competition takes place between the 26th – 29th July 2018 at the All England Jumping Course, Hickstead. This will be the fourth point scoring leg of the series for the British Team in Europe Division 1.
Scott Brash MBE from Peeblesshire, Scotland with Hello Shelby, a 9 year-old bay gelding owned by Lady Kirkham and Lady Harris
Amanda Derbyshire from Leyland, Lancashire with Luibanta BH, a 10 year-old bay mare owned by Gochman Sport Horse LLC
William Funnell from Dorking, Surrey with Billy Buckingham, a 10 year-old British bred chestnut gelding owned by Billy Stud
Holly Smith from Loughborough, Leicestershire with Hearts Destiny, a 9 year-old British bred bay gelding owned T J Hall Limited, Graham Smith and Holly
William Whitaker from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire with Utamaro d’Ecaussines, a 14 year-old bay stallion owned by Ludwig & Yasmine Criel
The Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup™ of Great Britain CSIO5* competition takes place on Sunday 29th July at 14:15 hrs local time and the Longines BHS King George V Gold Cup will be on Friday 27th July at 14:15 hrs local time. The Chef d’Equipe accompanying the team will be World Class Performance Manager for Showjumping, Di Lampard.
For further information on the show and full results once the show is underway, visit www.hickstead.co.uk. Full information in respect of the FEI Nations Cup series can be found by visiting www.fei.org. Sky Sports Action will once again be televising the action on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoon. FEI TV will also be showing live footage from the event. To access this please visit www.feitv.org.
British Showjumping would like to thank NAF, title sponsors of the Senior Nations Cup Teams along with the Children, Junior, Young Rider and Veteran teams.
NAF’s premium range of Five Star brands include Superflex, Superflex Senior, PROFEET, Optimum, Magic, Oestress and Respirator Boost with quality at the heart of everything they do. They are a UFAS (Universal Feed Assurance Scheme), GMP+ (International Feed Assurance Scheme) and BETA NOPS (Naturally Occuring Prohibited Substances) accredited company and this enables them to guarantee full traceability on all the natural ingredients they utilise in their formulations, which are also selected in compliance with the FEI guidelines for Clean Sport. For further information, visit www.naf-equine.eu/uk/index.jsp.
The GBR showjumping teams are supported by the British Equestrian Federation’s World Class Programme, funded by UK Sport through the National Lottery. The Programme focuses on identifying talent, developing potential and maximising medal-winning performances on the world stage.
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