Savage Attack

A BIZARRE attack on a Shetland pony left a Salvington horse keeper shocked and angry.

Jackie Narvaez-Jimenez was furious to discover animals at her Durrington Cemetery fields, Crockhurst Hill, were tampered with last Tuesday evening.

Tiny Shetland pony Champion was cut on its genitals during the bizarre attack.

The eight-year-old Shetland and a horse were also led into Jackie s west field and replaced with the horse and two New Forest ponies from her east field.

The animals are part of the Tiny Trotters charitable project which allows under-privileged children to keep or have contact with horses and ponies.

Despite thieves stealing equipment, vandals wrecking fencing and thugs chasing and whipping livestock, Tiny Trotters has run for eight years.

Police spokesman Nick Sandford confirmed the Shetland pony received a serious injury and Jackie had suffered numerous incidents of theft and animal tampering.

Anyone with information should contact police on 0845 6070999 ext 81245.

Find out more in the Herald, August 23.