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Twenty ponies rescued from a life of misery can finally look forward to a happy and secure future, thanks to the work of leading international horse charity; World Horse Welfare.

The group which consisted of mares, nine stallions and youngsters were a mixture of Shetlands and other native breeds and had been living in dangerous and squalid conditions for many months in the Lea Town and Rosemary Lane areas of Preston. The stallions had been left to fight each other and breed indiscriminately with the mares, many of which had foals at foot and were pregnant again.

World Horse Welfare Field Officer Chris Williamson along with the RSPCA were alerted to the plight of the ponies last year following a call from a concerned member of the public. Advice was given but on a repeat visit Chris discovered that conditions had deteriorated and the owner was issued with an Improvement Notice, giving him 21 days to improve the ponies living conditions.

The owner had been given numerous chances to improve the conditions that his ponies were living in and after he failed to act on the Improvement Notice we issued, we had no choice but to step in and remove the ponies, said Chris.

Wading through thick, putrid mud and living amongst nails, broken glass and jagged metal had been the only existence that many of the ponies had ever known.

Chris continues: After a long wait, it was fantastic to finally hear last week that all of the ponies will be officially signed into our care. This is great news, not only for the ponies, but also for the staff who have dedicated so much time into caring for them since January. It also means that we can now tell the story of their rescue and invite members of the public to come and meet them".

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