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Post by pippard on May 25, 2011 18:05:32 GMT
Admin and Horse Gossip Members
If anything I have said is offensive and or the information I have posted is inaccurate, please inform me and I will unreservedly apologise.
Carregcoedwmp
I do not see how you could from my posting think that I object to Dr Wynne Davies, quiet the opposite I am a great admirer but I and others do think thay the reports of the Publicity Officer should not include promotion of ones own ponies, of which, he has very good reason to be proud. As you say he like all good responsible breeders has reduced the number of foals bred each year.
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Post by smokeycott on May 25, 2011 18:14:25 GMT
the wpcs publicity officer works very hard promoting the welsh pony breeds often for no financial gain. im sure he would be quite hurt on reading these comments laura evans secretary glamorgan welsh pony and cob association
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Post by ladywell on May 25, 2011 18:20:31 GMT
Settle down folks - you are going off on a tangent - which is distracting from the main purpose of the thread. Please don't get into petty arguments when there is something much bigger at stake. We all need to concentrate on the welfare issue.
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Post by bonnieheather on May 25, 2011 18:24:32 GMT
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Post by bonnieheather on May 25, 2011 18:25:53 GMT
2 Magazines running an article!!!!! The wheels are in motion....well done everyone.....
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Post by armada on May 25, 2011 18:33:10 GMT
Double page spread in H&H with pictures and comment from Brightwells and WPCS, well done all! Cant read what it actually says, but the article is shown on their website.
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Post by ladywell on May 25, 2011 19:11:08 GMT
Armada - can you post the link because I can't find it on H & H site.
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Post by victoria (highhill) on May 25, 2011 19:20:22 GMT
look under 'whats in this weeks issue' - sorry i am no good at doing links and things
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Post by chorro on May 25, 2011 19:25:59 GMT
I was about to say the same thing hh
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Post by brindlerainbow on May 25, 2011 19:28:37 GMT
Thats good news that H & H are doing a feature and Horse Scene too. Well done everyone
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Post by cariad on May 25, 2011 19:30:05 GMT
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Post by frankie1 on May 25, 2011 19:30:47 GMT
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Post by frankie1 on May 25, 2011 19:31:48 GMT
both posted at same time:) Will have to go and buy this issue
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Post by ladywell on May 25, 2011 19:34:59 GMT
Thank you - have now found it! Congrats all for the hard work in putting this in front of the public.
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Post by Stacey on May 25, 2011 19:48:25 GMT
Excellent, a two page article! Well done H&H!!
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Post by sjp on May 25, 2011 20:04:30 GMT
What FANTASTIC news.
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Post by twofatladies88 on May 25, 2011 20:13:49 GMT
Well done everyone and well done H & H for not sweeping it under the carpet - my faith in humanity is being restored.
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Post by bonnieheather on May 25, 2011 20:16:34 GMT
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Post by lottiechad on May 25, 2011 20:26:21 GMT
I am so pleased H&H and horsescene are running this story. Wonder if Brightwells will dismiss them as over emotional do gooders who dont know an unfit for sale pony when they see it?
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Post by pencaedu on May 25, 2011 20:29:20 GMT
Bl**dy Brilliant. Well done all concerned. Shame the 'authorities' and RSPCA etc. didn't show as much interest
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Post by supes on May 25, 2011 20:30:43 GMT
What delights me about this article is seeing Sunwillow Hernani and her foal with Debbie Barr, (their new owner) standing on more grass than the mare has probably seen in the last god knows how long...and before anyone posts about lami and not rushing feeding her up etc etc, can I say Debbie Barr is nobodies fool and is probably one of the most knowledgeable people regarding ponies that I know and she will ensure Hernani is brought back to full health in the right way- just so lovely to see Hernani and her foal in a lovely, safe, permanent home! At least there`s a happy ending for this beautiful mare and her foal!
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Post by sageandonion on May 25, 2011 20:46:54 GMT
What delights me about this article is seeing Sunwillow Hernani and her foal with Debbie Barr, (their new owner) standing on more grass than the mare has probably seen in the last god knows how long...and before anyone posts about lami and not rushing feeding her up etc etc, can I say Debbie Barr is nobodies fool and is probably one of the most knowledgeable people regarding ponies that I know and she will ensure Hernani is brought back to full health in the right way- just so lovely to see Hernani and her foal in a lovely, safe, permanent home! At least there`s a happy ending for this beautiful mare and her foal! That is just wonderful Well done one and all, can't see the article, let us hope it contains what we want (albeit probably cautious). Go buy Horse & Hound, if sales increase they will follow up with further articles and no doubt we shall be sending in our letters for next week's letter page congratulating Horse & Hound for highlighting this horrific problem and listening to its horse loving readers.
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Post by Louise Dixon on May 25, 2011 20:53:58 GMT
So pleased that this will feature in H&H, it really seems like it is being taken seriously at last. Sorry if I have missed it amongst all the information on here, but do we know if Trading Standards have been out? I know I live at the other end of Britain, but we had an incident in 2007 where my husband found our oldest pony (age 34) dead on our hill, two hours earlier he had cantered over, albeit slightly creakily as would be expected, for his hay and was well and perky. My husband returned to the farm to phone a friend to help him deal with poor old Caesar's body, and when they returned to the farm steading (a minimum of 3 hours and a maximum of 5 hours since Caesar had died) there was a Trading Standards Officer looking for him as he was responding to a call they had had reporting a dead pony. He was absolutely lovely, apologised for adding more upset to a very distressing situation, my husband showed him the other ponies and he also saw sheep, cattle and the farm dogs, and said he was very happy with everything and would phone the person who had made the report and explain what he had found. I just couldn't believe how quickly he had come; we are in a very remote area, 50 minutes from the Trading Standards Office, and Caesar could only have been seen by someone walking who would have had to go at least another two miles to get a mobile signal, so it is just so hard to accept that it has taken so long to get these poor ponies seen. Fingers crossed the situation will be sorted quickly by the proper authorities now. I also hope the WPCS will consider making the colt to gelding alteration to documentation free like the HPS do, it might not seem like much but if even a few more colts were gelded because of it it would surely be the beginning of a difference.
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Post by ozpoz on May 25, 2011 21:02:07 GMT
Brilliant news! let's keep the momentum going until there is positive change !
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Post by stormyskies on May 25, 2011 21:20:17 GMT
Well done everyone. I never buy horse and hound but will from now on
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Post by nici on May 25, 2011 21:49:39 GMT
Excellent news that the story has good coverage in H&H. I don't usually bother with the magazine, but will pick up a copy tomorrow morning - conveniently enough I have long train journeys to London and back tomorrow, so will need some reading material!
Well done everyone who has worked hard to bring this to the media's attention.
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Post by lfh1 on May 25, 2011 21:52:36 GMT
Fantastic everyone.... just seen H&H website. Well done everyone this is a really , REALLY positive and will open so many more doors !! xx
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Post by eskvalleystud on May 25, 2011 22:43:19 GMT
that is great news, hope the article is good, will def be buying H&H tomorrow, I hope this will get the ball rolling, we really really need to sort out the over breeding in this country (and not just the Welsh ponies but all breeds) before its too late
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Post by amumwithapony on May 26, 2011 5:35:16 GMT
Thats fantastic news. Everyone that has taken the time and trouble to report this issue should be very proud of themselves.
Lets hope things move forward now. Am also glad to see the protest wont be going ahead. Maximise on the positive publicity.
If nothing else comes from this then at least auction houses around the country will have to sit up and take notice and will hopefully be more aware of the condition of ponies going through their rings and should anything be presented for sale in the same condition as the ponies featured the hopefully something will be done.
And I think Debbie Barr is fantastic for allowing herself to be interviewed and photographed with the mare in question. Lets hope she goes from strength to strength from now on. I hope Debbie or her contacts maybe could keep us up to date with her progress? It would be nice to know how she gets on?
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Post by colourful on May 26, 2011 6:13:59 GMT
RESULT! Massive well done to everyone involved - and I applaud Debbie Barr for being brave and decent and standing up for what is right. Debbie you have achieved so much by allowing the pictures and interview in HH. Onwards and upwards.
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