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A Billinge horse owner is asking members of the public<br />
not to feed horses whilst out and about.<br />
With country walks on the increase during the pandemic,<br />
horse owners across the UK have reported incidents<br />
where horses and ponies have suffered and died due<br />
to well-meaning passers-by feeding them without<br />
permission.<br />
Jenny Walsh, along with fellow horse owners on the same<br />
Billinge yard, is the latest horse owner to take action<br />
to stop these incidents<br />
happening. Jenny said,<br />
“We have put new signs on<br />
the field fences and gates<br />
and have posted messages<br />
about this issue on local<br />
community blogs, but some<br />
people continue to disregard<br />
all this.<br />
“Horses have delicate<br />
digestive systems and are<br />
unable to be sick, so ingesting<br />
something that their body<br />
cannot deal with can often<br />
lead to a very painful and<br />
distressing death.<br />
“Just as you wouldn’t give a<br />
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treat without asking its owner, don’t feed a horse or pony.<br />
“Look at the horses and take pictures, but please don’t<br />
touch or feed them. I know people mean well but, whilst<br />
they can just walk away after feeding horses, owners can<br />
be left with vet’s bills for thousands of pounds because of<br />
their actions”.<br />
Fellow horse owner Tracey Holland, pictured above with<br />
11-year-old Troy, also warned against petting horses.<br />
“If you pet horses at the gate, they think that they are<br />
being fed, so they can bite your<br />
fingers”, said Tracey, admitting<br />
that her own horse Troy had<br />
even bitten her a few times.<br />
The campaign to stop the<br />
public from feeding horses<br />
gathers momentum, with<br />
extensive coverage in national<br />
magazine, Horse and Hound,<br />
and the campaign has also<br />
reached social media. ‘<strong>St</strong>op<br />
Feeding our Horses’ is a<br />
Facebook group consisting of<br />
almost 10,000 members and<br />
was created by former horseowner<br />
Hannah Johnstone<br />
whose Welsh gelding Lightning<br />
died after he was fed a raw<br />
potato.
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