There's two horses in a field along a path we have started walking a lot. It's fairly hidden away so you don't get lots of people going past. I've noticed the last few evenings that the two horses in the adjacent field seem to be uncared for (I'm an experienced horse owner myself so know what I'm looking out for).
They are turned out in this heat with absolutely no shade at all. The 'grass' is non existent, literally. It's basically soil. There's no hay left out for them so they have nothing to eat. There are no feed bowls or anything to suggest regular feeding. I can't see a water supply anywhere but I'm guessing that there's a bucket somewhere, there must be. These horses are so thin you can see their ribs but with large, distended stomachs which could be worms or malnutrition or both.
I'm on the point of putting some of my hay out for them but I'm slightly hesitant because a) they aren't my horses and b) there might be a reason why they haven't got hay. But I can't bear to see the poor things in such a dreadful field I have no idea who the owners are, there are no houses around there at all. Does anyone else have any ideas how best to help these horses?? Or should I just keep my nose out?
Would the RSPCA even be interested??
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G3entlemanjack · 28/05/2020 22:58
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