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rlders have entered the
r.:r crass. eight in the 80k
:.:.es class and an
.a.aE::ec 56 in the Exmoor
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Ja\s. The maximum
r::i :.n.e alreadv entered
r ::..: ::aining,/sponsored
:j ai.: .irs have opened a
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as i expected," said
:;a-.:er Barbara Wigley.
:i:ar: e \\eather lastwinter,
- .....: on and on, held up
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:rammes for a lot of
: - .- : . don't suppose we are
:: -. a.:...season ride to suffer
.:.:: : r: ihe longer classes."
The meeting, which runs from May
16 to 18, is again based at Exford,
at the heart of Exmoor.
Although she has no Exmoor
Among the Colden Horseshoe
AbigailTaylor from Hereford, is no
stranger to important occasions.
entries is Cillian Talbot and her
Arabian Malabar Storm, from
Chepsiow. Gillian's experience
ofthe ride goes back to 1993 and
includes Gold and Silver awards.
experience,20 year old Delorto
Zaranz, owned and ridden by
NatioralChampion
in 2004, was at the Bahrain World
He was British
Championships and the President
Cup in Abu Dhabiin 2005 and 2006
Helen McFarland is travelling her
horse, J St Jake from Belfast, to
take part, while NikkiRoutledge
has only a few miles to travel from
Bampton, to try and better her
previous Bronze and Silver medals.
and the World Equestrian Games
Connie, ridden by Kirsty
her l2th birthday from the back
Wiscombe from Lyme Regis. u'ill
of her ponyAngelina Ginny, while
be very much at home \^'hen she
comes to the start. as she has 4000
competitive kilometres on her
clock and two sil\€r medals lrom
Exmoor.
in 2002.
ln the Exmoor Experience class,
ll year-old Katy Mellor, from
Shropshire,
15
will
be celebrating
year-old Abby Chisholm and
her Arab/Thoroughbred cross CFS
Diana ofCourt,
will
be trying to
better her Silver award last year
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:-::: ..:.::a.:t has been issued
: :,- ::r:er James Gray
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:
:r, :-, Court. Cray had
:: :-. .irir'\ Crown Court
i: :: ::. as Doth he and his
'. .'.:. :-.earing their appeal
-.: :-a:ailCe.
::a:::..:;
:::ii
Consider the
::e court reconvened
.::.:.:on.
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tO
It
lvas then that staff
Ja:res Cral' was missing,
:s :amilv to hear their
.
..r:.cts.
He was sentenced
: :: iei.ce to a six month term
r,:::::
=:-.:.
r::-,
rr prison for Cruelty to
lll0 horses, ponies and
,i
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Junior (17) has to
: .:- .:. l!-month
supervision
.-: : r :anned from keePing
::: : a - \ears.
,:
-
.:
r. :. Jurie {42) and daughters
- ::d Cordelia Gray (21)
.
..:.:ccessful in their
\\ ill each have to
=.... ::ii
::.i:: :11r rours of community
-=.:; are banned from
,.-; e..:ines ior 10 yearsr.
'i:.:: :ecision on costs is to be
:: :: . .aier date.
- .-,rector Kirsty Hampton,
... :. . ,rlmended by the judge
:.:i:-:a:1ng the case, said: "l'm
:::: :..a: the severity ofthe
cruelty suffered bi so man\ horses.
ponies and donkevs has been
reflected in the sentences lre Crar
family received.
"This investigation has bee: ,:ne of
our biggest er,er and has sc Gr cost
the RSPCA more than !l::.:liion.
including veterinail ttea::e:i and
care of the rescued hol-ses :: .s
thanks to the RSPCAs ha:; 'r i,:\
and expertise that this case
a,,::.
successfully been brou-;i:
:
.:.
"lwould like to thank the Hr:,..
Trust, Redwings and \\br.c :.,.'€
Welfare for caring for ma:! :
the horses, ponies and oo:ie' ,.
removed from Spindle Far::
On Thursday 6 June :01[r ..la-,ii
Gray, along wjth Julie. Joc.i 3:.
Cordelia, lost their appea.s a.. -.:
their animalwellare co---\-:c: ,.
James Gray Junior \ras ac: - ::::
on two charges. but cc:".c::: ,:
the rest.
Inspector Hampton desc.
conditions that the hor!ii
kept in as 'grotesque.
She
:-: :.:
."...
arr:..: :::.:
conlrontec ::
said:"When we
farm we were
an extremely distressins ,iaa.The stench of decomposi:. :-
urinewas overpowering.
.
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of horses left in such a mis€.. .
state will stay with me iorer.: .-
I hope I never have to see animals
treated with such little care and
compassion again."
Officers from World Horse Welfare,
Redwings Horse Sanctuary vets
aod Thames Valley Police worked
alongside the RSPCA in very
dilncult conditions to rescue the
surviving animals from the terrible
scene.
ofthe animals had little iood
or dry bedding and were crammed
into pens, ankle-deep in faeces.
Other horses had simply been left
to die where they fell and then,
surrounded by their companions,
decomposed. Further carcasses
u'ere discovered in surrounding
fields, some burned on bonfires,
and there was a pile ofbones and
a skull against an outbuilding.
Many
The court had previously heard
how, prior to this case, the
RSPCA successf ully prosecuted
James Gray in 2006 for causing
unnecessary suffering to a horse.
On that occasion he was 6ned
:3.500 and ordered to payS7.871
rn costs by Hemel Hempstead
\lagistrates Court. He was not
rrsqualified from keeping animals.
.; members of the public u'ould
.ie to contribute towards the \\ork
;the RSPCAand the animals ir:i:
-:.e. theycan call:0300 123 03 ir
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