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  • Amended Date for 2010 - SWEP AGM and AWARDS Night
    This event will be held on Friday 26th November 2010 at 7 p.m. in the Westward Inn, Lee Mill, Plymouth and not the 19th November 2010 as previously advertised.
     

  • 2010 - SWEP Indoor Show Dates at Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, Callington, Cornwall PL17 0AB:
    Sundays - 24th January / 14th February / 28th March / 10th October / 7th November

    Click for 2010 Indoor Schedule

 

  • 2010 - SWEP Outdoor Horse & Dog Show
    This event will be held on Sunday 25th July 2010 at Veale Holme Farm, Vinery Lane, Plympton, Plymouth
     

                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Updated 3rd March 2010

 

 

REHOMING:

3rd March - Rupert has been rehomed and removed from the rehoming page.

Blaze and Xera are new ponies ready for rehoming and Toffee is now ready to be rehomed.

Bilbo, Blossom, Gilly and Joey Half Pint have all been rehomed and

Wizard and Pumpkin are due in next week.

 

Visit the REHOMING PAGE  for details of all the ponies and application details.

To make enquires or apply please contact Adele Cassidy (SWEP Loan Pony Co-ordinator)
Mobile number  07780 673672 - e-mail address loanpony@googlemail.com
 

Updated 26th January 2010


SWEP TABLE TOP SALE - ALL PROCEEDS TO SWEP

SWEP will be holding a 'Table Top' sale on Sunday 25th April 2010 from 1.30pm to 4.30pm at Duchy College, Stoke Climsland.

Tables cost £5.00 and can be booked by phoning Katriona Rich on 07917 130010 and can be set up from 1230.

 

VIEW TABLE TOP POSTER

 

SWEP AGM & AWARDS NIGHT - AMENDED DATE

The date of the next SWEP AGM & Awards night has been changed from 7pm Friday 19th Nov 2010 to 7pm on Friday 26th Nov 2010; the venue remains the Westward Inn, Lee Mill, Plymouth

 

SWEP INDOOR SHOW - February 2010:
The date of our indoor show in February 2010 is Sunday the 14th and not the 21st as printed in the schedule.  New schedules with the correct date are being made available.  The 2010 Indoor Schedule on the website has already been amended to show the correct date.

 

Updated 22nd December 2009

  • New Web Link

SWEP would like to thank the makers of the 'Haymate' (www.haymate.net) who have made a generous gesture by donating two of their 'Haymates' to SWEP.  Worth £125 each, one has already been put to good use at our yard and is already proving to be very effective, the other 'Haymate' will be a prize in a future raffle.

 

 

Updated 21st September 2009

 

  • During 10 days in August SWEP sadly had to attend three RTA ponies all hit by moving vehicles on the Dartmoor Yelverton to Princetown Road and Tavistock to Princetown Road.  We are sorry to say that one died instantly and the other two had to be put down.  Vehicular speed was a major contributor in these accidents.

    Click to see a photograph of one of the deceased ponies

 

Updated 26th August 2009

 

Horse Drawn Carriage is a one-stop site for all you need to know about horse drawn carriages and horse drawn carriage hire in the U.K. We offer the most comprehensive information about choosing the right company for your occasion.

 

  • SWEP has a mutual agreement to put a link on our website to the following website  www.equinedesign.info
     

  • Loan Pony Inspectors requiredWilling volunteers are required to act as Loan Pony Inspectors especially in the Plymouth and surrounding areas.  As a Loan Pony Inspector you would visit prospective and existing 'Loanees' so it is important that you have a very good knowledge, and experience, of horses.  Fuel expenses are paid.  To apply or to ask for more information please contact Adele Cassidy using the contact information below.

 

 

  • Read an update of Leonard (Leonard came into SWEP'S care in October 2000) on the 'MEMBERS PAGE'.

 

  • Latest SWEP rescue stories:
    1.  Sophie  –
    Sophie a mare came in from Dartmoor with breathing difficulties (she was making a ‘roaring’ sound).  She produced a lovely filly foal called ‘Tilly’ in May 09 but sadly Sophie did not get any better and had to be put down.

     

            Click here for pictures     Sophie & Tilly - Picture 1                    Sophie & Tilly Picture 2

     

    2.  Billy – Billy is a colt foal who was pulled out of a bog on Dartmoor by Ten Tors walkers who found him.  There was no mare or herd in sight.  The foal followed the walkers back to their check point.  When SWEP took ‘Billy’ in he was dehydrated.

     

            Click here for pictures     Billy - Picture 1                     Billy - Picture 2

     

    3.  Brook- A filly foal Brook was found by walkers on Dartmoor, nearly drowned in a stream.  She was pulled out, near death and brought to SWEP.  Nursed back to life.
     

    4.  Blake - An orphaned colt foal Blake was brought in from Bodmin Moor who nearly died but has made a miraculous recovery.

            Click here to read Blakes Story and see his pictures

     

    5.  Difficult Foaling - Mare made its way to Maureen Roll's house with its foal, still born and part way out.  It had its head and one leg out and the other leg was compacted against the mare's pelvis.  The vet was called and he sedated the mare and pulled the dead foal out.  The mare ran away once the procedure had finished.  Maureen checked her for the next 2 days, and she looked weak but well.  Couldn't find her on the third.  5 days after the event she was spotted with the heard, fit and well.

     

            Click here for pictures     Mare 1                                  Mare 2

     

    6.  Broken Fetlock - Moorland pony with a broken fetlock.  Sadly had to be put down.

     

            Click here for picture      Picture

 

Updated 22nd May 2009

 

  • Latest SWEP stories:
    1.  3 Shetlands (Robin, Spud and Polo) from the National Trust are available for rehoming.  Please help.

    2.  6 Mini Shetlands (Meg, Milly, Gilly, Joie 1/2 Pint, Genie and Tango) have been returned to SWEP and are available for rehoming (in pairs).  Please help.

    3.  The story of Blake an orphaned colt foal from Bodmin Moor who nearly died but has made a miraculous recovery.
     

  • Click here for the full stories and to see photographs of all the ponies

 

  • SWEP has added a link to 'Mary Art UK'
    Mary Art is supporting SWEP by donating a percentage of their profits to SWEP - www.maryart.co.uk

 

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Updated 24th February 2009

  • SWEP Rescue \stories:
    RTA Mare – Dartmoor January 2009
    On the Yelverton to Princetown road on an extremely dark, cold, and windy evening this mare was hit by a car that did not stop to see if she was injured.

    Police asked SWEP to attend; sadly the mare had a broken back leg.  A Veterinary was called who euthanised the mare.  The farmer owner removed her from the moor the following day.

    Click here for pictures   PICTURE 1             PICTURE 2

     

    Redruth area – Cornwall January 2009

    Several complaints of no food / hay and no one ever checking the ponies.  The dark bay was very emaciated and weak; the chestnut was starting to lose body condition.  No owner was traced and appeared to be possibly gypsy owners.

     

    A SWEP trustee is calling daily with food, hay and drinking water.  When the ponies realised the hard food was for them wormers were put into the feeds.

     

    SWEP is covering the cost of feeding and caring for the ponies until the owner(s) can be located.  Without SWEP’s intervention and care the dark bay would have died.

    Click here for pictures    PICTURE 1            PICTURE 2         PICTURE 3        PICTURE 4

 

  • SWEP has added a link to 'Anything Equine' to their website
    Anything Equine is a leading online equestrian clothing and horse riding clothes store in the UK - www.anythingequine.co.uk


Anything Equine Logo

 

Updated 30th November 2008

  • The 2008 AGM and Awards Night was held at the Westward Inn, Lee Mill on Friday 21st November 2008.  The AGM was presented by Maureen Rolls and the minutes will be available on the website in the near future.  However, Maureen identified the following areas of interest as being important enough to be put on the website before the minutes are available:

    1.  
    Cocoa Mulch - Quote "Yesterday one of our dog agility friends experienced a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and family.  Please tell every dog owner you know.

    Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab crosses purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog Calypso, decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way.  The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk. Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly.

    Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company? s website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs.  Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that "It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog).  However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it."."

    Quote "Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's GardenSupply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called "Theobromine".  It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks.  Just a word of caution: check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what your gardeners are using in your gardens.

    Theobromine is the ingredient that is used to make all chocolate especially dark or baker's chocolate which is toxic to dogs.  Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline.  A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later.  Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine."  Unquote

    2.  Rescue Remedy Pastilles - Quote "Bach, the manufacturer of Rescue Remedy have released a Rescue Remedy Pastille (sweetie) that is sweetened with 'xylitol'.
    For those who don't know, xylitol is toxic to dogs.  The original liquid formula is fine for your furry friends as is the spray but please avoid the Pastille (candy/sweetie) version.  Xylitol is also commonly found in chewing gum (and toothpaste) so please keep these safely out of your dogs reach as well." Unquote

 

  • The Awards ceremony went very well and all prize winners were delighted with the recognition of their successes.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                            

 

  • Visit the Members Update page for an update on SWEP pony 'Slater Bart'.

 

 

  • Visit the LINKS page for links to other like minded websites.

 

WE ALWAYS NEED LOTS OF HELP AT ALL OUR EVENTS

 

IF YOU CAN OFFER ANY HELP AT ANY OF OUR EVENTS PLEASE LET MAUREEN KNOW - 01822 890668
 

 

  • GILLIAN SPINNEY BSc BAEDT
    Gillian (a Member of the British Association of Equine Dental Technicians) provides an Equine Dental Service for Devon and Cornwall. Tel: 01566 86056 - Mob: 07799877806 - E-Mail: equinedentist@tiscali.co.uk

     

  • HOUGHTON SADDLERY
    Houghton Saddlery will make a donation to SWEP for all good bought at the SWEP shows.
    Visit their website  www.houghtonsaddlery.co.uk or e-mail them direct shop@houghtonsaddlery.co.uk

 

  • TALBY's TROPHIES
    SWEP would like to recommend 'TALBY'S (Trophies) of Plympton' for all your show trophies and engraving needs.  Workmanship is of the highest quality and SWEP Members attract a generous Discount.
    Talby's is located at 5 Seymour Road, Plympton PL7 4NX (opposite 'Heles' school).
    Telephone/Fax: 01752 331332 and Mobile: 07970 439303.

 

  • SNUGGY HOODS - Is a family run business specialising in horse wear. Visit their website www.snuggyhoods.co.uk or e-mail sales@snuggyhoods.co.uk  or phone 01225 783399 for further details.

    SNUGGY HOODS are pleased to offer a discount to SWEP Loan Ponies for their 'Sweet Itch' Body rugs.  These rugs come with excellent testimonials from horse loving owners and recommends from EqWest Equine Clinic, Devon and Vetsrearch, Shropshire.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

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