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B'ham Mail 22 Feb 11
A Dudley schoolgirl struck down by a rare disease which left her unable to walk had her dream come true – a surprise free ride in a Cinderella carriage pulled by a horse.
Nine-year-old April Perks was collected from her school by a horse-drawn carriage as her school for free by Walsall firm Horsedrawn Occasions…
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Helen Draycott Advertiser 17 Feb 11
Efforts are being made to help crack down on nuisance horses being left to graze illegally on local authority land.
Bosses at Walsall Council are investigating the possibility of using a specialist bailiff company and charging owners a fee to recover their animals.
If the horses are not claimed within a few weeks, the council could look to make arrangements for them to be sold…
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Express & Star 27 Jan 11
Managers at Walsall and Dudley are to hold talks after a barrage of complaints about animals galloping on estate roads, holding up traffic, leaving manure in roads and gardens, and causing holes in playing fields.
No-one has so far been able to track down the owners. Walsall Council executive director for neighbourhood services Jamie Morris said the authority had been discussing the problem with police…
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Express & Star 25 Jan 11
Stray horses that have been causing havoc in the Black Country have cropped up on playing fields nine miles away in Moxley – prompting a football match to be cancelled.
Piles of manure and hoof prints are the tell-tale signs on grass verges and streets in Moxley, where a group of up to six horses have been going on late-night walkabouts…
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MBN 7 Jan 11
Walsall-based truck dealer Hartshorne has supplied two Volvo trucks to one of the country’s leading specialists in luxury horseboxes.
Hartshorne has supplied two new Volvo FL 4×2 rigid trucks with 240 horsepower Euro 5 engines to Wolverhampton-based Sovereign Horseboxes.
Sovereign has converted the vehicles to luxury bespoke horseboxes, individually designed for customers. The company, based in Tettenhall, has been specialising in the fabrication of luxury horseboxes for more than 40 years…
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Express & Star 29 Sep 10
A metal thief who was caught red-handed led police officers on a frantic chase around the streets of Walsall – on a horse and cart.
Paul Halls reached speeds of 20mph as his horse galloped through Coalpool as police chased after the cart with their sirens blazing and blue lights flashing…
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Justine Halifax B'ham Mail 7 May 10
An Irish horse sports horse will soon be galloping to the rescue on one of the region’s largest country parks – as the latest recruit to West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Seven-year-old Chase and his owner Mark Bennett will be first to respond to 999 calls on Cannock Chase Country Park…
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Express & Star 17 Feb 10
A horse was left tethered to a bench outside some Blakenall flats, sparking an RSPCA investigation. Blakenall Councillor Pete Smith who spotted the animal while leafleting said “The horse was munching away at the grassed areas and for a moment I wondered if Walsall Housing Group had come up with a novel idea to save money on grass cutting”…
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Express & Star 21 Dec 09
Among those in difficulty during the cold weather was Barley, a 29-year-old Russian Draft horse. A farmer’s tractor and 14 firefighters had to help winch the animal to safety after he sat down in his icy paddock at Foxhills Farm, Beacon Road, Great Barr, at 4pm on Saturday but could not get back up again…