no , I did brought some carrot but I do not know how good it is and someone else brought apples , will try sort out some hay tomorrow
the people u give me the numbers I just called and they said to come back in to morning to speak with a woman ...

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Hello, any news on this poor pony? Some carrots and a few apples are probably fine, just that horses are very susceptible to colic and a change in diet can set that off.

I think you're doing a marvellous job, so many people just walk/drive past and would never take the time to help - I hope the pony reaps the rewards soon. Please don't give up - remember that the squeaky wheel gets oiled!

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Kay and Cattro - at least 21 (almost 22) years old, diabetic since Nov 2008 + CRF since Sept 2009. Still going! An angel. Blanco - about 2 years old, who knows where he came from, but sure glad he ended up with me.

Poor thing, I would also get hold of some good quality hay and possible soak it in water for 15-30 mins, if he is only use to grass and you not legally being the owner this is the safest way to go, or what I would do. Carrots and apples are great, but as treats not as bulk and if he isnt in a proper field with decent grazing, just wandering about grabbing bits here and there. Does he look underweight, or wormy if you can tell.

I know that the RSPCA do alot of brilliant work and are the or at least one of the leading charities in the UK, I have only had trouble with them, I have had to rescue animals myself before, mainly wild life. Which is illegal and if I had been caught im not sure what they would of done with me. Me and my friends/family have rang the RSPCA many times because of travellers horses but still they didnt do anything and the police are even worse. My sister was driving and a horse ran out in front of her car. The majority of the horses/ponies are very underweight, full of worms, no shelter, minimal access to water. A remember a few years ago a family friend telling us she was driving back at night with her window down and heard strange horrid noises, so she wound her window up abit in case it was a person and pulled over but realised somebody was in pain, she got out and went over the ditch and a horse was laid in the ditch tangled up in its chain, she managed to get it free but it being dark it ran off and she couldnt find it, went back the next day and it had gone. She had no experience of horses and is not a young lady. She did ring the RSPCA and I cant remember what exactly they said but basically was rude to her, told her not to get involved that it wasnt her place and that they couldnt do anything now but would send somebody out the next day.

I was suspicious of somebody keeping dogs for fighting in our village, I was naive about dog fighting and presumed that it was only people in cities as they were the only cases I had read about. They leave their drive gates open which opens up onto a public footpath, their dogs can get half way across the footpath on their chains and aggressive to people but especially dogs, once I ended up face down on the floor,going past their house with my dog who I was trying to socialise with nice dogs as he had some issues it became such a situation that I just avoid going past anymore, we rang the RSPCA twice and nothing was done, they just said 'yes we will keep an eye on it' I know others in the village had also rang up. A few weeks later apparently he dog had attacked the postman and bit him and was PTS. More like he bit the postman then they quickly sent him away so that the nobody came to collect him until it had cooled down, Im glad for the dog as wasnt his fault. He was replaced straight away by another aggressive dog and they swap, im guessing everytime they get a complaint. Both the dogs come back with scars and more aggressive.

I have known people with rescue centres who according to the law illegally 'rescue' animals, illegal and rescue dont sound like they should be used alongside one another. If those animals had been rescued legally they would not be alive. It one of the only laws I break and dont see why I should feel guilty about it.

It is a bad situation and dangerous it being left to people who care about animals rather than people better equipped dealing with it properly and legally like policemen/rspca etc

I dont like ranting, this sounds like a rant. Just a good job you are looking after this pony and getting him hay, I find many many people are cowards and would rather not get involved, either they just dont care or are worried somebody is going to come after them. Not just animals though, I know people who have seen men and women having very physical fights in the middle of streets with children present and people just walking past not wanting to get involved. One of the people asked, in this case a woman being hit by a man whilst a little boy was stood crying if the woman was okay, the man didnt even look at him and the woman said 'Stay out of it' the police then appeared and went straight to the person who had asked if the woman was okay and told him to leave. GRRRR!