Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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6 January 2010
19:5836588#1
For well over 14years now I have been going over to the bay up to 3 times aweek to feed the wild ponys at the top by the point,I was last up there on tuesday afternoon I take them food +this week some hay. I am going into hos/soon and when the weather is this bad I can not get out there If you live out there or are a farmer can you please go up there and help by puting out hay or carrots etc for them and just look at their water if it is iced over please just hit it till you see the water.Thank you
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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6 January 2010
22:0036613#2
Well done Vic - good man.
Hope someone heeds your request.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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6 January 2010
23:0836638#3
are they the exmoor ponies?
if so let them go without, one of them pretending to be friendly had it away on his hooves with my sandwiches a while back.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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7 January 2010
13:2536685#4
again please help if you can I am worrying about them.Just that at this time i can not get to them and they will be waiting for me.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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7 January 2010
20:3336754#5
I am geting more worred about the ponys at the bay if you are just viewing the Doverforum but do not post and are out at the bay you can email me at
victormatcham@yahoo.com if you know that some one has been out to see if they are O.K. or phone me on 07804612994 just some hay will do and look at their water. thank you.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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8 January 2010
15:3736792#6
If we have no more snow I am going to try and get out to them in the morning with some hay and food.
Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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8 January 2010
16:4036797#7
Vic - they are well looked after by the National Trust and I am sure they are not being starved - I am sure you could speak to Simon up there to confirm they are ok...
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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8 January 2010
19:1136817#8
You are right but the water gets iced up over night ,I know Simon well and he also knows that i have been going up there for years, others do as well at times but there is still not alot for them to eat at this time of the year and I must say this year is very bad And I still feel they need hay most days.But again the N/Trust do look after them and i have seen them up there,but I still worry about them at this time of the year,at times I feel they are my ponys ,but it would still be good if the public keeps a eye on them. Thank you.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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9 January 2010
21:2936988#9
they are ok vic, i spoke to someone today that saw them cavorting around yesterday.
i realise that they are like pets to you, but they are intelligent wild animals that are quite used to adapting to different environments, however harsh.
that does not mean that they do not look forward to personal visits from people like yourself that bring treats along.
Guest 672- Registered: 3 Jun 2008
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9 January 2010
22:0136996#10
Stop worrying Vic, they are far better looked after than you imagin.
Don't worry about the water either, they will eat the snow.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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10 January 2010
13:2237036#11
Thanks for that lads i still can not get out there i will try this week.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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15 January 2010
17:1837707#12
At last I got out there today yes they are O.K. But very please to see me they were pushing me about great I will miss them over the next few weeks as I go into Hos/nextweek
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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16 January 2010
08:2037832#13
Good Luck for the op. Vic. Hope it all works O.K. and you'll be hopping and skipping after a couple of weeks.
Roger
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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16 January 2010
10:4237850#14
In our close Vic will be the third person to have an operation within a short space of time .What with knees and legs and my loss of hearing we are a poor old bunch .
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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16 January 2010
11:1037856#15
Thank you all for that,
Alec Sheldon
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16 January 2010
18:1737927#16
Good luck with your knee next week Vic. I had the same operation two years ago at QEQM Margate in the Spencer wing. It is the private part of the hospital but I had it done on the NHS. I had my own room, all very posh, and good grub but you don't feel like eating when you have had an operation.
I was told last week that I need a new hip now, I am not looking forward to it but if it means that I can walk about pain free it will be worth it.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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16 January 2010
18:2037928#17
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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16 January 2010
19:4837943#18
Alec I to was going in the Spencer wing but that has now been told it is full up on that date so it is the main ward for me,But I have said I do not wish to be in a mix ward,I do not think they should put men and women in the same ward,if it comes down to that i might pull out.I will phone up in the week.