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RIDER RIGHTS
Says Sally Edwards and Jo Ware
Helicopters.
THEY ARE BAD ENOUGH TO COPE WITH WHEN THEY ARE FLYING LOW OVER-HEAD .............. read more
Hampshire County Council
Committee of Culture, Recreation and Countryside
A deputation consisting of Maureen Comber, Bob Milton, Sarah Palmer, Lucy Blue and Caroline Senior
met the Committee
Maureen Comber comments
- I really think we should Judicial Review this decision since no notice has been taken at all
- They are wasting public money in applying to PINS when they know the officers report was inaccurate and misleading.
- If we succeed then a shot will have been fired across the bows of HCC, that they can expect more of the same.
Says Maureen Comber
The only Councillors or decision makers attending were the Chair, Keith Chapman and his deputy Frank Pearce. The latter did not contribute to the meeting in any way having listened to all four deputations.
The Chair simply said he lived near a fence managed in the way described and it had never been a problem as far as he knew, and he did not believe the qualified facts the three were giving him. As for all my points of law he said PINS could argue them at PI.
Not democratic and no localism, as no support being given to the local Cllr who was not there, probably because he knew it would be a waste of time. The decision had obviously been made in Cabinet beforehand.
I really think we should JR this decision since no notice has been taken at all, despite our efforts to personally attend. In addition they are wasting public money in applying to PINS when they know the officers report was inaccurate and misleading. This fact and all the points of law I am making, should be more than enough to succeed in an application for JR.
If we succeed then a shot will have been fired across the bows of HCC, that they can expect more of the same. If we are lucky it may be picked up that they have been acting unlawfully for some time, by taking money from the EU which only farmers are elligible for, and will have to answer for it even if they attempt to quash the Chapman decision.
Maureen Comber writes to Mark Weston,
Director of Access, Safety and Welfare, British Horse Society
- If the BHS do not wish to support the stance we are taking, they should make it clear so that we can then approach the Charities Commission and/or HMQueen as our Patron and anyone else we can think of, for help and advice.
- BHS Members will want to know why little, or inadequate support was forthcoming from the BHS, when their rights of access to sec.193 common land is being seriously impeded and obstructed.
- I would like you to answer one question. Why do the BHS wish to continue to work with these lawless scoundrels rather than do the right thing and call their bluff?
- We need clarity and transparency from you too please. Sitting on the fence any longer will not do.
Says Maureen Comber
If the BHS do not wish to support the stance we are taking, they should make it clear so that we can then approach the Charities Commission and/or HMQ as our Patron and anyone else we can think of, for help and advice.
These matters need airing in the High Court. Without doubt at the end of the day BHS Members will want to know why little, or inadequate support was forthcoming from the BHS, when their rights of access to sec.193 common land is being seriously impeded and obstructed.
In the meantime I would like you to answer one question. Why do the BHS wish to continue to work with these lawless scoundrels rather than do the right thing and call their bluff?
We need clarity and transparency from you too please. Sitting on the fence any longer will not do.
Says Caroline Smith-Senior
I am of the mind to make a formal complaint about the so called meeting, however I know that HCC will again just ignore the facts and sweep another issue under the carpet. Says Caroline Smith-Senior My recollection of the meeting held on 4th December 2013 for the Executive Member of Culture, Recreation and Countryside is as follows:
From the moment I arrived until the moment I left the council officers it was very obvious that we were just there to tick the boxes of the council’s process, the decision had already been made.
The Chairman, Keith Chapman gave what could only be described as an Oscar winning performance in pretending to listen to our four deputations, he nodded in all the right places made a couple of notes and took his glasses on and off for the duration. The Deputy Chairman, Cllr Frank Pearce on the other hand slowly slipped down his chair (with arms folded) showing that he really had no interest at all.
After all the deputations had taken place (around 40 minutes), The Chairman, Keith Chapman gave his decision in a dictatorial manner. He showed no regard for the information provided to him and “ruled” that as he lives next to a fence and graze project and is not aware of any issues that he will let the project go to the next stage. I am of the mind to make a formal complaint about yesterdays so called meeting, however I know that HCC will again just ignore the facts and sweep another issue under the carpet.
The Statement presented to the Committee
by Maureen Comber
Deputation for the HCC Committee of Culture, Recreation and Countryside
- Wednesday 4th December 2013
By Maureen Comber, Hampshire County Bridleways Officer
for The British Horse Society
Members:
I have grave concerns with the accuracy of the report by your officer Kerriann McLackland as presented to you, because it appears inaccurate and therefore likely to mislead.
I will try and explain.
“Common land in England and Wales covers more than 550,000 hectares of land (3% England and 9% Wales) in 8,675 separate commons. The essential character of many commons has remained unchanged through many centuries and common land is widely recognised as a vital national asset because of the limited extent to which man has exploited it.” [Defra]. It has customarily been protected by the fact that an owner cannot fence it because of the rights of the commoners and the commoners cannot fence it because they do not own it. [Tavener]. To change the status quo and remove this historical protection will undoubtedly put these open spaces at further risk from misappropriation.
This has been recognised by the laws which govern the protection of common land through the centuries, and from 1866 onwards, statutory changes were introduced to protect wastes from inclosure. In 1893 further approvement was forbidden without the consent of the Inclosure Commissioners. There has been no large scale enclosure since.
Until now that is, 110 years later, and after the Commons Commissioners have been abolished! This is in itself strange, since one might have thought, not unreasonably, that they would have been an essential requirement in helping with the formal enactment of Part 1 of the Commons Act 2006, if nothing else. The law governing common land, although sometimes seen as detailed and complex, is very clear when it comes to sec.193 and 194 of the Law of Property Act 1925. This is prominent amongst the vast quantity of legislation which applies, because sec. 193 gives a right of ‘air and exercise’ to the public which includes horse riders. Sec 194 which was clearly written to support sec. 193 is now replaced by Sec 38 Commons Act 2006. This if anything strengthens the legislation by widening the scope of the land to which it applies. There can be no doubt that “The access for the public to take air and exercise, provided by section 193 then, is one form which must not be prevented or impeded.” [Gadsden]
Therefore the application before you, to install fencing on Yateley Common is one which cannot by law be complied with. To have the slightest chance of success there would have to be in place a Commons Council set up under the 2006 Commons Act which was in unanimous agreement with the neighbourhood and the land owner if any. An unlikely scenario in any event if only because of the outdated common rights registers.
This again presents a difficulty because whether or not Hampshire County Council actually own Yately and other common land in a manorial sense, it will be found that in fact the land is but vested in them for its protection. This enables them to do no more than protect the land in the same way an owner might do. One of the requirements of that ownership or vesting is the protection from fencing or encroachment.
It therefore seems to me that there is a direct conflict of interests involved with this application!
2.6 of the report shows the support of Natural England for grazing, as being beneficial to the future management of the land. That is in spite of, as stated in para 3.5, ‘the difficulty in quantifying savings because of the necessity of continued mechanical management, labour and a range of tools which will still be required?’ In addition, no scientific studies have been presented supporting the benefit of grazing cattle on lowland commons. These have never been customarily used for grazing in an agricultural sense! The product of the land was used for the socio-economic needs of the commoners such as wood for domestic fuel and bracken for bedding etc.
This then brings me to paragraph
3. Finance The report states that the proposal will be funded through the HLS and Single Farm Payment schemes. I would ask how that can be when the law is as follows:
“Measures under the EC Rural Development Policy are only available for applicants engaged in 'farming', and are therefore inapplicable if a common is not put to an agricultural use. The determining factor here is the economic use to which commoners put their rights, rather than the nature of the rights themselves - only common rights holders who are registered as farmers for the receipt of European Community subsidies can claim agri-environment payments under schemes such as ESA, ELS or HLS.
It follows that agri-environment schemes such as HLS have no potential application for the management of 'recreational' commons or those whose primary feature is (paradoxically) their high nature value rather than their value as an agricultural resource." (Rodgers)
As Yateley Common is not a farm I would like to know, please, if Hampshire County Council have registered themselves as farmers and on what basis they have done so? Over what period of time they have been receiving payment for any of the above schemes on Yateley and other Hampshire Commons, and to whom it is paid? I am in correspondence over these concerns and other closely related issues with my MP, Defra, Natural England, the Attorney General and the Supreme Court, as there seems to have been serious breaches of trust with the management and ownership responsibilities of common land and indeed the law itself. Natural England say they are finding these matters are detailed and complex so need more time to complete their investigations. In view of this I would humbly suggest that Members should seriously consider whether this is the right time to consider this application, rather than at a later date when more information on the legalities will be available. They should also take note of paragraphs 2.10/11 of this report which clearly shows there is not unanimous agreement with the proposal from the commoners, councillors or the neighbourhood; this would be prerequisite ahead of any application to the Planning Inspectorate. [Defra]. Members are also now informed of points of law which were not included in the report from the officer, and do not appear to support the application or the proposal.
Are you also aware that for:
Consents to works on common land although
The Planning Inspectorate has responsibility for determining applications for statutory consents in relation to common land and town or village greens. Consent is generally needed from the Secretary of State for any restricted works on registered common land. Restricted works are those which prevent or impede access to or over the land, which might include erecting fencing, constructing buildings, digging ditches, but also includes the resurfacing of land with tarmac and similar materials. [Defra]
Therefore to proceed at this point could be costly and time consuming especially if your decision became the subject of Judicial Review.
Just one more thing and on a somewhat different subject. Please may I ask for an explanation as to how it is, that despite asking the Chair of the Regulatory Committee to ensure I had detailed answers to the list of questions sent to all members before their last meeting, (20th Nov. 2013), in which proposals to divert various bridlepaths on Yately Common were given approval, I have heard not a word. Please may I be advised who to contact so that the answers are at last forthcoming?
I would also like reassurance please, that I will not again be threatened with the implementation of HCC’s unreasonable complainant behaviour policy when my questions cannot be answered reasonably or truthfully or are for that matter just ignored.
This sign is illegal
Equestrians are entitled to use this route - legally.
There are thousands of other illegal signs all over the country banning equestrians.
THEY MUST BE REMOVED
Did Royal hunt chase fox through village?
Prince Charles's favourite hunt to be investigated by police Residents claim around 40 horses sped through Tetbury, Gloucestershire Duke of Beaufort’s Hunt allegedly chased hounds through the streets Spokesman for the hunt said riders had been delayed ........... read more
Temporary. What does it mean?
Different inspectors have different meanings
For Chailey, it was 20-years.
For Chobham, it was six-months.
For Odiham, it was five-years x twice ......... read more
Left on the verge
MPs debated fly grazing on 26 November 2013
- please email DEFRA asking them to listen to horse charities, to MPs and to you and take action on fly grazing now. If you have experienced problems caused by fly grazing, please include details in your email so that Ministers will see that this problem affects people across the country.
Click here to the Campaign Email to Lord de Mauley
- you can edit the text then enter your details - and then click next to send
Says Steve McCarron
What is the point of the OPEN SPACES SOCIETY if it does not act to preserve open spaces ..............
read more
Horse meat, passports, sport and welfare at 22nd National Equine Forum.
The 22nd National Equine Forum, to be held on Thursday 6th March 2014, at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, will bring together a panel of prestigious speakers from Government, equestrian sport, veterinary science and welfare.
Following his well-received first visit to the Forum in 2013, The Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will address the Forum again this year, to discuss Defra’s perspective. Representatives from sporting bodies in Germany and Switzerland should be discussing growth and challenges faced in horse sport and the chief executives of World Horse Welfare and Redwings, together with the proprietor of the UK’s largest abattoir, will debate the contentious issue of welfare and the horse meat industry.
The National Equine Forum brings together all sectors of the UK’s equestrian industry to listen to and debate the latest equestrian news and research, and then mingle and network over lunch and afternoon tea. The thought-provoking 2014 programme will include subjects of interest to all elements of the equestrian sector.
Roly Owers, chief executive of World Horse Welfare will discuss the highly topical subject of breeding of horses. Nic de Brauwere, Chairman of the National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC) and Head of Welfare, Education and Rehabilitation at Redwings Horse Sanctuary will then explore the future for problem horses. To close this session, Stephen Potter, of Potters Abattoir, will discuss the role of the horse meat industry in contributing to equine standards of welfare.
Legislation and the racing industry will be examined from national, international and governmental perspectives. Paul Bittar, Chief Executive of the British Horseracing Authority, will discuss medication and doping control in racing, with Owen Paterson following with the Defra view on matters equestrian. Jan Rogers, Head of Equine Development at the British Equestrian Federation, will then provide an update on equine passports as an effective means of management, monitoring and control.
Sönke Lauterbach, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer of the German Equestrian Federation will examine the challenges facing horses in the 21st century, while it is hoped that Ingmar de Vos, Secretary General of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), will be attending to speak about the global growth of horse sport.
The revolutionary eHoof will be launched in its English form by Michael Weishaupt of the University of Zurich. eHoof is a sophisticated computer and web-based programme devoted to the equine foot and lower limbs and a potentially invaluable tool for farriers and equine vets.
A session on horse and rider movement, balance and straightness will include Line Grieve, a vet from the Animal Health Trust who is carrying out research to investigate the frequency of the occurrence of saddle slip and the risk factors for saddle slip; Haydn Price, a farrier; Vicky Spalding, an equine physiotherapist; Mark Fisher, a saddler; and Louise Broom, a human physiotherapist.
Jennie Price, Chief Executive at Sport England will discuss driving the legacy from 2012, and then as a fitting close to the day, the winner of the Sir Colin Spedding Award will be announced. There will also be a series of hot topics with three short five-minute topical slots interspersed throughout the day.
The National Equine Forum is organised by a committee reflecting various sectors of the equestrian industry and has as its President HRH The Princess Royal. It is sponsored by the Association of British Riding Schools, Bedmax, BEVA Trust, the Blue Cross, British Equestrian Federation, British Equestrian Trade Association, British Horse Society, British Horseracing Authority, Bulley Davey, Darbys Solicitors, Dodson and Horrell, Donkey Sanctuary, Equine Products UK, Horse Trust, Jeffress Scholarship Trust, NFU Mutual Insurance, South Essex Insurance Brokers, Weatherbys Group and World Horse Welfare.
Tickets are available to equestrian trade delegates and equestrian professionals at a cost of £100 per person, which includes lunch and refreshments throughout the day.
To apply or to find out how you could enjoy the privilege of becoming a Friend of the Forum please contact the Hon Secretary, Ms Tracy Allen, at Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell, Warwick, CV35 9BL email teallen@warkscol.ac.uk. For further information on the NEF visit www.bef.co.uk
He's back after 2,660 miles around Britain
A retired manager has completed a seven-month charity challenge to travel with his horse around the UK.
William Reddaway left the Farncombe Estate, on the Worcestershire/Gloucestershire border in May and finished at the same place.
He had hoped to ride the vast majority of the 2,660-mile journey but he ended up having to walk 1,000 miles after his horse, Strider, got injured.
Mr Reddaway has raised around £50,000 so far.
"It has been terrific," said 65-year-old Mr Reddaway.
Mr Reddaway had to walk 1,000 miles after Strider developed saddle sores "Really hard work but here we are finishing on the day we planned. It's a real achievement."
The father-of-one, from Cheltenham, travelled from Worcester through Coventry, up to Cumbria, across to Berwick-upon-Tweed, down to North Foreland in Kent and over to Lands End, before finishing his trip, which included visiting 30 cathedrals en-route. He ended up walking 1,000-miles of the trek when Strider developed saddle sores in Burnley back in June. But he was able to keep to his schedule by scrapping a rest period he had factored in.
"The challenge we were doing did change a little bit - I had to get a new pair or walking boots," said Mr Reddaway, who used to work in education and training.
The initial fundraising aim was to raise £250,000 for the Family Holiday Association, which helps provide short breaks for families, and the Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre.
"That was the hope but I don't think we will get there," he said.
"I'm not disappointed. there is a lot of money to come in.
"If I can achieve £100,000 I'll be pleased."
Says Sarah Palmer
I’ve been banned from emailing Hampshire Country Council with complaints about bridleways .............. read more
Horseytalk.net Interview
Mindy Lovell
"She made $436,000 on the track and produced nine foals. The big winner who was saved on the way to slaughter."
All that money, nearly a half million dollars worth of racetrack winnings, couldn’t help her as she thrashed in panic and fear.
Flailing beneath the hooves of 30 other terrified horses, last December in a tractor-trailer heading for a Canadian slaughterhouse, once-winning race mare Press Exclusive had lost her balance on the truck, and her place in the world.
...... read more
British Racing comes together to promote the sport's commitment to welfare through 'The Horse Comes First' campaign
The leading organisations in British Racing launched a national campaign at Sandown Park’s Tingle Creek Christmas Festival to raise awareness of the high standards of equine welfare and care given to racehorses.
The Horse Comes First is an industry wide initiative supported by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), Racecourse Association, Racehorse Owners Association, Professional Jockey’s Association, National Trainers Federation and The Jockey Club, promoting the sport's commitment to the welfare of horses throughout and after their careers in racing.
Speakers at the launch at Sandown Park included Steve Harman, Chairman of the British Horseracing Authority, together with Dr Peter Webbon, former Chief Executive of the Animal Health Trust, and Jock Bennett, winner of the Employee of the Year award at this year's Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards.
Steve Harman, Chairman of BHA, said:
“In the five months since I took on the role of Chairman of BHA, I have spent a lot of time talking to people whose livelihoods depend on the sport, including breeders, trainers, jockeys, stable staff. You only need to spend a short time in their company to recognise and understand that everybody in this sport cares passionately about horse welfare. The bond between man and horse is the common thread running through all of the sport’s participants.
“The launch of The Horse Comes First campaign is a significant step in raising awareness of the first class care and attention that is given to the 14,000 racehorses in training. We are proud to be one of the organisations supporting The Horse Comes First and we will be working with the racing community to push the campaign further in 2014. Confidence in the sport’s commitment to horse welfare should be an asset; one which we use not only to protect racing’s reputation but to also help promote the sport and increase its customer base.”
The launch saw the unveiling of the campaign material, including an exclusive video shot at Nicky Henderson’s yard highlighting the day to day care racehorses enjoy, along with leaflets and posters featuring the campaign’s key messages and photographs of the grade one winning pair Oscar Whisky and Finian’s Rainbow. The video and adverts will be shown across the country at all of Britain’s major race meetings, supported by a range of activities designed to promote standards of care.
British Racing has a track record to be proud of, being among the world’s best regulated animal activities, and recognised as a world leader on horse welfare. British Racing also prides itself on the high level of care it provides to racehorses, investing over £23 million since 2000 in Veterinary Research and Education, an investment which benefits to all breeds of horse in Britain, not just Thoroughbreds.
I have been given an ASBO by the Hampshire County Council for standing up for riders rights.
How many other people have been silenced by Hampshire County Council? ........... read more
Olympic-size 'swindle':
2012 showjump gold medallist made £700k
on shady horse deals, claim his ex-backers.
Mike and Emma Phillips, of Quainton Stud in Buckinghamshire
- Ben Maher was yesterday accused of ripping off his backers over an eight-year partnership
- Mike and Emma Phillips, of Quainton Stud in Buckinghamshire, claim he lied about value of horses he suggested they buy and sell, pocketing vast sums of ‘secret profit’ ......... Read more
Horseytalk.net EXCLUSIVE
RIDER RIGHTS
Says Sandra Smith
The speed required to ensure that a gate closes is greater than the velocity required to amputate a finger, crush a child or the head of a dog, trap a push or wheelchair, or – literally - tear a hole in the side of a horse ......... read more
Yateley Common
Tony Barnett writes to Coun. Ian Chapman.
" - As a member of the public, I wish to take up my democratic rights and apply, under the FOI for full disclosure of evidence
- I need the information so as to make my objections to the planning inspectorate to have the matters of your intended application for works and grazing rights to be referred to the Secretary of State for a full Public hearing.
- It is my intention to represent members of the public at the proposed public hearing on these matters, obviously with a view to applying to the county courts for a referral to the high courts in London "
Says Tony Barnett
Councillor Chapman, you and I had a long conversation over the issues on Yateley Common, obviously a waste of time, just as knocking when no ones in is, as I pointed out to you, there is no public support for proposals, and you have no documentary support.
By all accounts your mannerism was typical of councils "Condescending" and illiterate.
As a member of the public, I wish to take up my democratic rights and wish to apply, under the FOI for full disclosure of evidence that the authority-ies own Yateley Common as stated by Sarah Manchester, obviously supported by the CEO and legal Mr Austin.
The evidence, lawfully held will be pre registration of titles (here you must examine the law Ian) which must show ownership pre dates 1189, the conveyance/purchase documents to show how the authorities obtained the common.
Copies of the insurance certificate to show that the cattle and other existing impediments to include gates etc are covered to compensate members of the public in cases of accident.
As owners(allegedly) you would be in the position of having s 193 1925 LPA imposed on the common by making a deed of declaration and an order of limitations in order to regulate the common land as any owner may do., however, this does not allow enclosure of the land or any other activities to unsettle those that wish to access the common, in this case the cattle, which are illegally introduced.
I need the information so as to make my objections to the planning inspectorate to have the matters of your intended application for works and grazing rights to be referred to the Secretary of State for a full Public hearing.
I would advise you not to try to belittle me as you did to person's trying to put across their points of objections to prevent your agendas to further your ambitions to steal the common and to obtain, under false representations to Natural England(an equally corrupt quango) for funding and consent from pins.
It is my intention to represent members of the public at the proposed public hearing on these matters, obviously with a view to applying to the county courts for a referral to the high courts in London, in case a judicial review of a bias decision is reached to enclose and impede safe public access.
Ian, may I draw your attention to the following?;- In G & K Ladenbau Ltd-v- Crawley and de Reya (1978) 1WR266 it was held that a solicitor who negligently failed to search the commons registers of common land was liable to damages to a client who suffered finacial loss as a result, the public of Hampshire are your clients.
May I also apply for a copy of your proposed application in this instance and copies of the previous applications for funding from HLF and the applications for the works already in place.
Says Steve Yandall
Grazing is always used as an excuse for fencing
And fencing creates problems for riders
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Yateley Common
Tony Barnett writes to Coun. Ian Chapman.
Tony Barnett comments
The application, I understand from the paper put out by Sarah Manchester, will be as owners of the common land. This will be in the form of false representation (2006 Fraud act).
Says Tony Barnett
Councillor Chapman made it abundantly clear that an application will be made to pins for consent to carry out the preferred agenda by HCC on YATELEY COMMON.
The application, I understand from the paper put out by Sarah Manchester, will be as owners of the common land, this will be in the form of false representation (2006 Fraud act).
Alternatively and application claiming it to be supported by the inhabitants and public in general, this too will be false representation if the information gained is supported, (Sarah Palmer and colleagues are to collect signatures to gain a consensus of opinion) to oppose the application and retention of unlawful livestock and means of restricting access to the common.
Or, supported by an owner.
It is hoped that information under an FOI to the council will force abandonment should the application for full disclosure,as I suspect to denounce the applicants as fraudsters,as there being no evidence to support the claim of ownership and or lawful occupation and jurisdiction.
Should Pins decide to grant consent for the proposed agendas, there will be a supplementary issued, which is in fact an obligation to which the applicant council must observe.
1 Observation to re enactments of legislation under the 2006 commons act, that substantially re enacted the legislation of the 1965 Commons Registration Act, and acts that were repealed under the 2006 commons act must be observed, one of the repeals in the 2006 commons act was the "Abolition of polices of approvement and enclosure of common land, which is S 47 (1) of the 2006 commons act which repealed the commons act 219 of the 1285 ( 12 Edward 1 of England.c 46) (Powers of Approvement) shall cease to have effect.
47(2) of the 2006 commons act, any power of approvement of a common which subsists at common law is abolished.
The creation of new roadways or upgrading of existing footpath bridle ways in prohibited, the public have rights to enforce against any unlawful works, and to reinstate existing ancient recorded access points/
Just in case the applicants try another route once lawful, comes under S 48 of the 2006 commons act, section 147 of the enclosure act 1845 (c.1811) power to exchange for other land, shall cease to have effect.
The local council has locus stan-di in as much under the commons registration act of 1965, substantially re enacted by the 2006 commons act to ;-
(a) take steps to protect the land against unlawful interference, that could be taken as an owner in possession of the land; and (b) institute proceedings against any person for any offence committed in respect of the land, but without prejudice to any power exercisable apart from this section.
In the event the council are the offenders, the public have a relator action in the high court.
Please support Sarah Palmer by signing the proposal against the councils objectives.
Says Adrienne Yentis
A friend of mine recently was riding on the heath
and she came across a group of cattle strung out across the bridlepath with no way through – the only way off was to turn round. Fortunately her horse
remained calm throughout. But you can imagine how a nervous horse might react ........... read more
SAVE ENGLAND FROM NATURAL ENGLAND
Natural England is the government’s advisor on the natural environment.
They are supposed to provide practical advice, grounded in science, on how best to safeguard England’s natural wealth for the benefit of everyone.
They are supposed to ensure sustainable stewardship of the land and sea so that people and nature can thrive.
They are supposed to see that England’s rich natural environment can adapt and survive intact for future generations to enjoy.
They are supposed to work with farmers and land managers; business and industry; planners and developers; national and local government; interest groups and local communities to help them improve their local environment.
Except in many cases they dont. In fact, in some cases they are doing the exact opposite.
Says Sarah Palmer
I’ve been banned from emailing Hampshire Country Council with complaints about bridleways .............. read more
FEI LAUNCHES FREE
"TV ON THE GO" iPHONE APP
The FEI has launched its free FEI TV on the Go iPhone application. The new app, available for download here , allows users to access a wealth of high quality video-on-demand content, including competition highlights, interviews with top-riders and equestrian lifestyle features, as well as stay up-to-date with the latest FEI news, including event previews, competition reports and rider rankings on their phone.
Subscribers to FEI TV, the FEI’s official video service, can also watch premium content and live-streamed coverage of the world’s most prestigious equestrian competitions, events and Championships. The new app comes equipped with the option of adding favourite live-streamed FEI events to the iPhone calendar and engaging with the FEI and international equestrian community on Facebook and twitter. FEI TV on the Go for iPhone, which follows last year’s highly successful launch of the application for iPad and iPad mini devices, is iOS 7-ready, making it compatible for all iPhones.
I have been given an ASBO by the Hampshire County Council for standing up for riders rights.
How many other people have been silenced by Hampshire County Council? ........... read more
Mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouse petition backed by over 40,000 members of public is handed to Defra
The campaign that aims for mandatory CCTV inside Britain’s slaughterhouses receives the backing of 43,737 members of the public.
World Horse Welfare believes that the introduction and monitoring of CCTV at all slaughterhouses licenced to take horses in the UK would assist the FSA (Food Standards Agency) in their duty of enforcement so that cruelty like what happened inside a UK abattoir this year can be prevented from happening again.
The popular petition was signed by the likes of BBC Formula One presenter, Lee Mckenzie; British Olympic equestrian sportswoman, Mary King and three-day eventing elite, Pippa Funnell and her show jumping husband, William.
The celebrated equestrians William and Pippa Funnell MBE handed the petition over to Defra at the end of November.
The strongly backed campaign was launched by the charity after it was asked by Sky News to review undercover footage filmed by Hillside Animal Sanctuary at the Red Lion abattoir in Cheshire. World Horse Welfare was appalled at the catalogue of breaches of laws meant to protect horses at slaughter - horses being beaten, dispatched in view of other horses, and other inhumane treatment.
World Horse Welfare called for suspension of all activities at the abattoir until new systems ensuring humane treatment were put in place. The abattoir was subsequently ordered to close temporarily, not on welfare grounds, but because the FSA said that the establishment did not meet all the infrastructure requirements which permit the safe production of meat. The Red Lion is still not taking horses but intends to reopen soon after refurbishment.
Chief Executive of World Horse Welfare, Roly Owers says:
“The public and horse owners need to have confidence that equine slaughter is carried out humanely in Britain. “World Horse Welfare believes that compulsory CCTV is a vital aid to help protect horses and while we believe there is a role for humane slaughter in Britain, inhumane slaughter has no place and is indeed illegal. “We hope to make a strong impact on Defra with the number of signatures that we have collected from our compassionate supporters. “Defra cannot ignore the seriousness of this call for action or fail to recognise the importance of regaining public confidence in humane slaughter – or food safety. “We have already seen what dire effect complacency has when it comes to regulation of the meat trade, causing extreme welfare issues – and consumer mistrust. We must take every precaution to consider the welfare of our animals to ensure that they are not subject to long and painful deaths and show that there is no room for complacency inside Britain’s slaughterhouses.” The charity will continue to press the case for CCTV with Defra who are reluctant to compel slaughterhouses to install the cameras on cost grounds. World Horse Welfare does not accept this argument as CCTV systems can be purchased relatively inexpensively, and believes remote monitoring may have cost and other benefits.
World Horse Welfare Public Affairs Officer, Hannah Lynch proud to hand in the many signatures from dedicated supporters >>
“We hope the public will continue to show their support for change in 2014,” says Roly. Why CCTV? – World Horse Welfare put forward the following arguments in favour of CCTV in a formal response to Defra.
• Can be installed into spaces where an inspector cannot safely be present - such as in the ‘stun box'.
• Will always be present, unlike inspectors.
• Cannot be intimidated, unlike an inspector.
• Produce a permanent record, allowing both good and bad practice to be identified and used in training for slaughterhouse employees.
• Will help counter any malicious accusations against the proprietors or employees of licenced premises and permit proprietors to demonstrate that they treat horses humanely.
• Can be viewed securely from any location, offering more flexibility for the FSA and could even save money if they replace some on-site monitors.
• Will help improve public confidence that animals will be slaughtered humanely.
•Will allow the British public to feel confident that British meat, which has a reputation as a high welfare product, is the result of humane slaughter procedures.
Keen young rider, Georgia, 'electrocuted' helping get family Christmas decorations
Georgia, a keen horse rider,
was one of seven children
A 13-year-old girl has died after she is believed to have been electrocuted while helping get her family's Christmas decorations.
Georgia Marshall, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, is thought to have suffered an electric shock while holding a metal ladder which touched a live wire from an extension cable.
Police say they are not treating Georgia's death as suspicious.
An inquest is due to be held into her death.
It is understood Georgia was holding on to the metal step ladder as her father, Richard, 54, looked for a box of Christmas decorations.
Her mother, Glenda Marshall, paying tribute on Facebook, wrote: "My beautiful light became a shining star today.
"Love you forever and will miss you till the day I die. My amazing Georgia. Words cannot say how I feel.
"This is so hard for us. I wont ever get over this, but all your thoughts and help are so much appreciated by all of us."
"Georgia was a lovely girl, she was one of our more gifted pupils and always hard working and polite” Phil Whitcombe Head teacher
Her sister Amy Bennett, 29, said: "My mum can barely speak. My dad is blaming himself. My two youngest siblings don't want Christmas."
Classmates at Bryn Hafren Comprehensive where a memorial service for Georgia has already taken place have been offered counselling.
Head teacher Phil Whitcombe said: "Georgia was a lovely girl, she was one of our more gifted pupils and always hard working and polite.
"We will miss her very much and our thoughts and prayers are with her family."
A South Wales Police spokesman said: "Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family at this tragic time for them."
An inquest is due to be opened and adjourned into the death later this week.
Has Charlotte joined the Household Cavalry ?
World number one dressage rider and double Olympic gold medallist, Charlotte Dujardin, spotted riding with the Household Cavalry in Hyde Park, London.
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GATES OR STILE’S WILL ONLY BE LAWFUL AS LONG AS THE REASONS FOR THE INSTALLATIONS ARE SERVING THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THEY WERE INTENDED.
ANY STOPPING UP OR CLOSING OFF OF RIGHTS OF WAY SHOULD BE CHALLENGED FOR APPROVAL/CONSENT FROM THE APPROPRIATE MINISTER OF THE CROWN ........... read more
Owner of equestrian centre spared jail
after mother was killed when a half-ton
hay bale fell on top of her
Charlotte Conroy-Taylor was crushed as she got hay for daughter's horse The bales of hay were unstable and toppled onto her
Centre owner Carol Hill got eight month suspended jail sentence
A friend of mine recently was riding on the heath
and she came across a group of cattle strung out across the bridlepath with no way through – the only way off was to turn round. Fortunately her horse
remained calm throughout. But you can imagine how a nervous horse might react ........... read more
27 year-old Belgian rider dies after nasty fall
Belgian rider Nick Motmans died having gone into a coma after a nasty fall during a training session. After the fall, he was brought straight to St. John hospital in Genk with a cracked skull. He never regained consciousness as testified by his father Benny who was also a former rider at the highest level.
Nick Motmans was held in high esteem and in his career obtained some excellent results including a third place podium finish in 2011 in the Lummen Derby in Flanders.
Says Linda Wright
We moved to a Shropshire location a year ago having surveyed the local OS
map and noted the significant number of bridleways around the property.
Sadly the map appears a total fiction. Scarce any of the bridleways are
usable ........... read more
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Caption Competition
Says Naomi Smith
It is all too possible to round a corner on horseback
and come upon a group of cattle with no prior warning -this WILL result in
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Animal rights group rescue 49 starving horses from stud farm
An animal rights group in India has rescued 49 starving horses from a breeding farm in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
Six of the horses, rescued from Aligarh town last week, have already died and four are doing "very poorly", a spokesman for Frendicoes told the BBC.
The remaining horses will need constant care for months if they are to survive.
The farm owner is untraceable. Four staff who were at the farm said they had not been paid for a year.
They said most of the other workers had left and that the farm was used for breeding race horses, adding that most of the animals were thoroughbreds.
"The horses were kept in a very poor condition for a long time because all the animals are stunted," Geeta Seshamani, vice-president of the Delhi-based non-governmental organisation Frendicoes, told the BBC. The group sent a 16-member rescue team, including two vets, to Aligarh last week after receiving a tip-off and Ms Seshamani says the sight that greeted them was "dire".
The animals were emaciated with wounds on their bodies and many could not even stand due to weakness and dehydration.
"Every single animal was down. We had to rehydrate them and after 24 hours we could load them onto two vehicles and drive them to Delhi. Five of them were in recumbency, we knew they won't pull through, but we didn't have the heart to leave them there. Another one later died from extreme dehydration."
Ms Seshamani said the staff at the farm told the rescue team that the animals had been abandoned for at least "several months".
"They said initially the horses ate the straw on which they stood, then they started eating their own dung, but for the past few weeks, they had nothing to eat."
Animal rights group Frendicoes rescued 49 animals from a breeding farm in Aligarh last week.
The animals were emaciated and many could not even stand due to weakness and dehydration.
Many had wounds on their bodies.
The animal rights group which rescued the animals says many of them have begun to respond to treatment and some of them can now stand without stumbling. Ms Seshamani, who runs a mobile equine clinic, says it's going to be a "long haul" for the remaining horses.
"They will require continuous care, for at least three to six months, to get better. It is remarkable that they have survived."
At present, the horses are kept at the Frendicoes farm in the Delhi suburb of Gurgaon where they are being looked after, and Ms Seshamani says since Tuesday many of the animals have begun to respond.
"Many of them seem to have come to life. They can now walk without stumbling, they are nibbling at the grass we are providing them."
India's racing community and horse lovers have pitched in with help but the NGO says it requires "lots of support".
"We need more fund, we need to buy more food for them, rent a bigger piece of land so that they can get some exercise," Ms Seshamani says.
BRITAIN VAULTS UP THE WINNERS CHARTS
World Champion Joanne Eccles (GBR) dominated in the female division
The third leg of the FEI World Cup™ Vaulting in Paris-Nord Villepinte (FRA) saw victories from Britain, France and Germany.
World Champion Joanne Eccles (GBR) dominated in the female division, while European Champion Jacques Ferrari (FRA) and Germany’s pas-de-deux Pia Engelberty and Torben Jacobs celebrated their first wins in the series.
A total of 22 vaulters from seven nations travelled to the famous Salon du Cheval de Paris event to showcase their carefully choreographed performances.
The British female vaulters - Joanne Eccles, Hannah Eccles and Lucy Phillips - took the triple narrowly missed by the French males.
Joanne Eccles yet again proved her outstanding skills and vaulting capability on WH Bentley, lunged by her father John Eccles.
With a score of 8,231 points for her Alien freestyle theme, the 24-year-old dentist was unbeatable in both rounds.
Her sister Hannah, who finished second (7,759), also on WH Bentley, made this a sweet 1,2 victory for the Eccles family.
“It was fantastic to win the World Cup in Paris,” said Joanne Eccles. “It's a shame we’re not able to compete at any other competitions in this series, but we are very grateful for the wild cards and it was a fantastic way to end 2013.”
Lucy Phillips, who has been vaulting since the age of six and is currently ranked eighth in the FEI World Vaulting Rankings, secured third with 7,730 points on Pitucelli, lunged by Elisabeth Phillips.
The Eccles family scored second place in the pas-de-deux on 8,322 points, with the USA’s Kimberly and Cassidy Palmer, winners of the second leg of this series at the German Masters in Stuttgart, came in third on Leon, lunged by Wolfgang Renz on a score of 7,306.
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