The poor chestnut mare was poring the water this morning when I went to have a look to see whether she is alright. I was going to see whether the owners had returned home but then met some friends of a friend and talked to them about her. We walked back to the field and found that she had gone back into her stable so I haven't done anything about it yet but I will check up on her later and if necessary try to contact her owner. They might think I'm an interfering person but I just worry about the mare.
i agree with Karin. A horse should not be turned out in a flood and you should say something. There is no grass for her to eat and she is unable to roll or lie down. Some people .......
@khirsch@streetlyend@chrysalis I have actually managed to catch the people who own the field. The horse belongs to someone in the next village. The field owner told me that he had told the owner she could move the horse into the top field but obviously she hasn't done this. I've been to see the mare again this morning and she is still surrounded by water and only has a small patch of grass left and it's been raining on and off here this morning. The field owner is going to contact the owner of the horse and advise them to move the horse. If they don't do that, I will call the RSPCA again because the forecast for the whole week is rain, rain and more rain so it will only get worse. Poor animal!
@rosiekind Great job Rosie. You're doing the right thing. You should stay in contact with RSPCA, besides the flooded field itsn't ok to keep the mare all by herself ( this is a great stress for horses since they only go to sleep when there is other horses with them or in some cases people keep a goat or something with them, so they don't feel alone) I think its horrible that the owners don't look after the poor thing
@rosiekind You must be this horse's advocate and I should do it before the new year holiday starts. If not I should go and lead the horse to the new field . You are in the uk so the grass wont be too lush at this time of the year so there is no harm at all in doing this - I would! What is worrying as well is that she is obviously not being checked on a daily basis. I have owned horses for many years and this is a must. Keep us posted. Sorry to detract from your lovely photo but needs to be said. Well done you and good luck
@khirsch@streetlyend Good News - I walked up the lane to the field after lunch and the owner was in the top field with the mare. She had cut off trousers on so I think that she must have had to wade through the water to get to the horse. She looked as though she was giving her hay nets and generally sorting out the stable so I think that she will be OK now. Karin I must admit I had forgotten that horses don't like being on their own. Maybe that is why the owner of the field said that she is always poring the ground!?? You are right most horses have a goat or shetland pony with them rather than keeping them alone. I had forgotten that. I will be keeping an eye on her every day now to make sure that they are looking after her properly and I may take further action to ensure that she's not only safe but also not lonely. I shall have a look to see whether she can see the greys who live beyond the brook from the top field.
@rosiekind You've done a good job Rose. Glad that the mare isn't in the watery patch anymore. I thinke the poor thing is lonesome, we had a horse like this a while back around here and it was always on its own and couldn't even come up to the fence since the horrible owners had put up a second fence -this one electric- on the inside of the patch. But they don't keep horses there anymore- Thank you for interfering and caring.
December 29th, 2012
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