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Darling Grace – Growing up as Graceful as her mother
Violet was found on the road, pulling a whole bakkie on her cart. The poor girl was straining to pull the load. That is where [...]
OPERATION SCORCHER
In response to the escalating temperatures this summer, CHPA will always have the welfare of the working cart horses as a priority. CHPA has implemented [...]
OUR DREAM
When we permanently confiscate working cart horses for neglect and abuse and bring them to our Recovery and Rehabilitation Centre, their road to being fully [...]
PERFECT TIMING
PERFECT TIMING was rescued in 2020 by Inspector Diana Truter when she received a call from a Law Enforcement Officer who had stopped one of [...]
NEW CAREER FOR EX-CART PONY – FIRE GIRL
On 05 July 2018 we confiscated a little chestnut mare in Stock Road. Our selfless staff loaded her in the horse box among increasingly threatening [...]
PICCADILLY RETIRES
This plucky little white pony has been a fixture on the streets for many years. According to our calculations, he must be around 23 or [...]
Inspector Booi’s first confiscation
The day after World Animal Day, we received a call that Mona's load was unbelievable and that her condition was shocking. Inspector Booi and Inspector [...]
GUT FEEL AND VIGILANCE SAVES BOBBY
Just days after I started working at Cart Horse in April 2017, I was invited by the field staff to go along as they were [...]
HAWK EYE – THE WORST CASE OF NEGLECT
In a world where compassion and care for animals should be paramount, it is heartwarming to witness the remarkable transformation of Hawk Eye, a non-registered [...]
IRIS AND MISHKA – STOLEN, PREGNANT AND ALONE
Darling Iris had endured a series of unfortunate owners, but her luck took a beautiful turn when she found the perfect owner who used her [...]
FAIRLADY – AND WHAT A LADY SHE IS
On a Friday afternoon, a horse in a cart was spotted being beaten by its driver in Epping. The driver was not stopping despite being [...]
SHILOH – WHAT A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE SHE WAS
Rose is a beautiful mare who was rescued by CHPA in July 2022. Inspector Melony found Rose in a state of immense pain and distress, [...]
CYRUS AND HIS JOURNEY WITH A LOCKED STIFLE
Cyrus, also a darling of a boy, suffered from a locked stifle for quite some time. He was trucked to our clinic every week where [...]
BLACK BEAUTY – HER REMARKABLE FULL CIRCLE JOURNEY
In 2008, a tragic accident shook the lives of Manie and his family. A devastating encounter with an unregistered car claimed Manie's life, leaving his [...]