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Lucky the Horse - Rachel (24th Dec 2017 - 08:48:28) I just wanted to bring to everyone's attention, the continued appalling state of poor Lucky the horse in the very muddy field opposite Radford park. Last week, my husband and children had to go and buy a large bale of hay for the poor boy. He had no water at all, so my family brought him some bottled water and boy, did he drink! His feet are constantly wet in that muddy field which will cause him terrible problems i'm sure! Please think of Lucky this Christmas and take all your veg peelings and a bottle of water to him. Hay is a very important part of his diet and he isn't getting any! It only costs £5 or less for a whole bale, maybe someone else could buy him a bale too. Before you ask, yes the RSPCA know! Merry Christmas one and all :-)

Re: Lucky the Horse - NB (24th Dec 2017 - 10:50:02) Just terrible. How can so-called owners neglect him like this? Every year he has to endure these conditions (no hard standing, leaky shack, no hay, no water etc) and RSPCA can do nothing except monitor him. Desperate situation again. He can bite apparently, but who can blame him when he hasn't been cared for correctly for years? Owners ought to be ashamed of themselves.

Re: Lucky the Horse - ? (24th Dec 2017 - 13:53:14) Sad to read this poor horse has endured that situation all of its life and then ironically named lucky . Now the RSPCA or animal welfare or whoever say they can do nothing but monitor How long have they been monitoring my guess is years !! I find it appalling and just not right that this owner of said horse is not taken to task forced to sort this out and if he says can't afford or refuse s then sorry time to serve him with warrant to take away Surely this animal deserves this at least

Re: Lucky the Horse - sa (1st Aug 2018 - 14:32:35) What has happened recently to "Lucky"? Any progress in making his living conditions better and is the building on that land still going ahead.?

Re: Lucky the Horse - helen (1st Aug 2018 - 15:19:29) green construct(liphook) ltd are the people to ask about the development, I hope the horse is getting looked after in the heat.

Re: Lucky the Horse - Helen Daniels (1st Aug 2018 - 23:26:37) Last I heard was the developers were starting on the housing phase of the development very soon once planning has been aquired. The Communal gardens facing the river at Radford Bridge should be attractive to young families and be a good gathering area for local youth. Something the area needs more of.

Re: Lucky the Horse - liz (2nd Aug 2018 - 07:55:41) Good plug for the new development but Radford Park right opposite already provides plenty of amenity space. We don't need building development on the flood plain/water meadows.

Re: Lucky the Horse - Elizabeth (2nd Aug 2018 - 11:01:24) Recently, Lucky has looked the best he's looked since we've been here and I believe that is down to his new neighbours who have horses. Lucky has been brushed and looked well. He has been given fresh hay regularly too. The developpers explained to us that if they got the go ahead, the housing development would be a private estate managed by a company and the communual gardens would only be available to the estate. If any of you still use the path out to Allee's Meadow beware of the Japanese Knotweed that is now across the path on both sides of the A3.

Re: Lucky the Horse - liz (2nd Aug 2018 - 11:56:08) Very glad to hear Lucky is being better looked after. As for the Japanese Knotweed - thanks for the warning... and no-one is going to want to buy a house anywhere near it!!

Re: Lucky the Horse - helen (2nd Aug 2018 - 13:46:53) I have not seen that they have even applied for permission yet. Glad the horse is being looked after now.

Re: Lucky the Horse - liz (2nd Aug 2018 - 15:32:44) Helen Not yet - but you can't assume it won't happen. They have previously been canvassing people in the village.

Re: Lucky the Horse - helen (2nd Aug 2018 - 16:41:03) Hi Liz it has been a long time in the offing! it amused me that one poster on here thought it would be a great location for the youth of the village to gather, I doubt new residents would see it that way!

Re: Lucky the Horse - Jane (5th Aug 2018 - 00:02:28) The local youth already frequent the memorial bridge to smoke and drink etc. So the new communal gardens which will be accessible to residents , local people and their friends won’t make much impact. It is affordable housing anyway in an area already full of traffic noise from the A3 and London Rd . So a few youths drinking a few cans won’t cause any problems

Re: Lucky the Horse - Helen (5th Aug 2018 - 10:02:33) Sorry Jane the plans I have seen for that development do not include any affordable houses. All market houses planned.

Re: Lucky the Horse - Helen (5th Aug 2018 - 13:20:27) Also Jane the plans did not show anything but a private estate. If they do get planning then they will donate some riverbank land to the RWT but not the gardens of the estate will not be a public area.

Re: Lucky the Horse Welfare - Helen L (15th Sep 2018 - 18:52:05) Hi, I'm trying to track down the owners of the pony. Does anyone know who they are? I have a left a card next to the field to contact me but from what I gather it's locals trying to look after him. Thank you

Re: Lucky the Horse - SteveA (16th Sep 2018 - 00:29:17) The owner is a local guy called John who is there every morning to feed and water his horse.

Re: Lucky the Horse - Elizabeth (18th Sep 2018 - 13:22:51) John was there this morning. He was in a grey van.

Re: Lucky the Horse - Eleanor (19th Sep 2018 - 12:35:14) John is there everyday. John seems to be the only person Lucky actually likes! It may not be how we would choose to keep a horse but it doesn’t constitute neglect or abuse.

Re: Lucky the Horse - NB (19th Sep 2018 - 21:24:23) When it's below zero in winter, snow/sleet/driving rain etc with no grass only feet deep in squelchy mud without any hard standing, minimal hay if any, burrs the size of golf balls tangled in his mane/fringe affecting his vision & likely causing discomfort, the real threat of going lame through his hooves in constant mud, a leaky open "shelter" offering minimal protection from elements, no visible access to clean water, a field covered in toxic plants when not just mud, etc etc etc, I still fail to see how this doesn't tick any box for being neglectful or abuse.

Re: Lucky the Horse - KL (25th Sep 2018 - 11:52:53) RSPCA were there on Sunday. Apparently they need a vet to sign a report to say how bad the horse is so that they can remove the horse (they've had 3 attempts at this already) Catch 22 but the RSPCA officer said it doesnt help that people are going down to feed Lucky as it doesnt then reflect the actual neglect by the owner! Watch this space.

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