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A Message from Lyn Friel - Founder and Manager of Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary
Horse Welfare News Thursday 02 February 2012
Crosskennan Lane Animal Sanctuary has struggled to make it through an incredibly busy 2011. The recent Lisnevenagh Road rescue pushed our volunteers, resources and facilities to the limit. However, the satisfaction of seeing each and every one of the neglected, sick and starving ponies improving has...

 

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War horse documentary filmed at The Horse Trust
Horse Welfare News Thursday 02 February 2012
A film crew has spent a day at equine sanctuary The Horse Trust filming part of a documentary on the horses used in World War 1. It is part of a programme that is due to be aired on Channel 4 on the 1...
Police investigating horse mutilation drawing blanks
Horse Welfare News Wednesday 25 January 2012
The police who have been investigating the death of a horse which was found badly mutilated in a Cornwall field have drawn a blank so far.    The stallion, called Erik, had suffered severe...
Rogue horse trader found guilty of defrauding owners
Horse Welfare News Wednesday 25 January 2012
A rogue horse trader in Yorkshire has been handed a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of fraud and unfair trading. According to The Yorkshire Post, Brooke Lee, 24, of Otley, had dup...
More than 60 ‘fly grazing’ horses rehomed
Horse Welfare News Tuesday 24 January 2012
More than 60 horses left to ‘fly graze’ on land near Cardiff Airport have been removed and rehomed by the Vale of Glamorgan Council. The council said they undertook a large-scale operat...
22 Horses dead in giant barn fire
Horse Welfare News Tuesday 24 January 2012
Twenty-two show horses have perished after a fire ravaged the barn in which they were staying, in New Jersey.    The horses, which were each worth tens of thousands of pounds, were all sho...
Third horse found mutilated in two weeks
Horse Welfare News Friday 20 January 2012
Another horse has been found dead and mutilated this week, which is now the third horrific attack in under two weeks. The 11.2hh Welsh/Arab pony, called Sammy, was found dead in his field near Whi...
The Horse Trust launches new equine influenza vaccination policy and vaccinates all residents at the sanctuary
Horse Welfare News Thursday 19 January 2012
The Horse Trust last week vaccinated 72 of its 92 residents against equine influenza to implement its recently updated vaccination policy. The charity runs a sanctuary for rescued, elderly and retired...
Time to reflect at Beaver Hall Equestrian
Horse Welfare News Wednesday 18 January 2012
Mirrors for Training is delighted to announce its sponsorship of Beaver Hall Equestrian Centre, by providing the venue with a set of mirrors. “We have a large number of riders visit us,&rdqu...
Stable manager receives abusive phone calls after outbreak of disease
Horse Welfare News Tuesday 17 January 2012
After a potentially fatal horse disease broke out in an equine centre in Cumbria, abusive phone calls have been aimed at the stable manager. According to News and Star, Sarah Richardson, who runs the...
RNLI rescues horse after cliff fall
Horse Welfare News Tuesday 17 January 2012
A horse fell over a cliff in Wales and was successfully rescued by the RNLI. Cardigan’s lifeboats were called out on Sunday morning after the horse was found stuck in a cove after falling in th...
Horse Trust-funded research discovers cardiac arrhythmias in horses
Horse Welfare News Thursday 12 January 2012
A research project funded by The Horse Trust has found that the majority of horses that undergo surgery have an abnormal heart rhythm afterwards. The project was led by Ruth Morgan, who is currently w...
Walkers help save drowning horses with their dog leads
Horse Welfare News Thursday 12 January 2012
Three horses were saved from drowning in a flooded field near Watford by quick-thinking dog walkers on Tuesday 10 January 2012. The walkers discovered the three struggling horses, as well as one ot...
Horse in Cornwall brutally attacked and killed
Horse Welfare News Tuesday 10 January 2012
A horse in a field in Cornwall has been horrifically mutilated, according to the BBC. Devon and Cornwall Police have said that the animal was tortured and died from severe injuries to its head and ...
Mutilated pony found by owner in Carmarthenshire
Horse Welfare News Tuesday 10 January 2012
Pet owner Linda Vickerage found the mutilated remains of her seven-year-old pony, Barney, after going to feed him on Thursday evening (5 January 2012). After making the discovery in Ciffig, Carmar...
Man from Texas charged with having sex with horses
Horse Welfare News Monday 09 January 2012
A man, from Texas, has been charged with having sex with horses at two different ranches in the USA. According to the Daily Mail, Cirilo Castillo, 41, is accused of two accounts of cruelty to anim...
Woman to run marathon for her horse and World Horse Welfare
Horse Welfare News Friday 06 January 2012
Sue Hudson from North Wales is to run the 2012 Brighton Marathon to raise money for World Horse Welfare, Liverpool University and the Equine Grass Sickness fund. Sue’s horse Baz, who she reho...
Former World Horse Welfare Chairman Christopher Hall handed an OBE
Horse Welfare News Wednesday 04 January 2012
Christopher Hall, who has recently retired as the World Horse Welfare Chairman has been awarded with an OBE by The Queen. He has been recognised for his continual work to help horses and he told th...
The Horse Trust says goodbye to long standing resident
Horse Welfare News Friday 23 December 2011
The Horse Trust has sadly said goodbye to one of its longest standing residents, who retired to the sanctuary a decade ago from Waverley Driving Group Riding for the Disabled Association in Hertfordsh...
Two men pay compensation over death of racehorse
Horse Welfare News Thursday 22 December 2011
Two men have been ordered to pay more than £12,000 in compensation over the death of a racehorse in County Tyrone. According to the BBC, the horse, called Nellie Grew, had to be put down aft...
Richard Davison's paddock management advice
Horse Welfare News Monday 19 December 2011
Richard Davison recently hosted the team from Suregow Fertiliser on his immaculately kept dressage yard to discuss his use of Suregrow fertiliser as part of the overall management of his international...
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