HEAVY HORSES TO MAKE LIGHT WORK OF RETIREMENT
HEAVY HORSES TO MAKE LIGHT WORK OF RETIREMENT Big-hearted Bracken (22) and Bramble (19), both 17.3hh bays, are about to embark on a ‘farewell Summer' in Bracknell to say goodbye to their many fans amongst the general public, who see them most days. But the good news is that their friends will be able to visit them at Redwings' Caldecott Visitor Centre, near Great Yarmouth, next Summer! |  |
The horses were named following a competition in the local paper, but Bracken was already used to the limelight having been one of the lead horses when Colin Horler of Radford Shires broke the world record when one man drove twenty horses! Since arriving then Bracken and Bramble have become celebrities in their own right, regularly appearing in the local press.
Lynn Cutress, Redwings Chief Executive, is looking forward to the Shires' arrival: "After a few months' rest, we are hoping to settle Bracken and Bramble in our Caldecott Visitor Centre next Summer," explains Lynn. "As working horses they will benefit from some light suitable activity so they may get involved with horse drawn visitor tours, plus we know that they love human contact and fuss. It's important that they really feel part of the centre as that's the kind of life they like."
Bracken & Bramble are not the first heavy horses to retire to Redwings - adoption favourite Victor, a Shire, also lives at the charity's Caldecott centre and Clydesdale Angus from Bradford Industrial Museum now lives at its Hapton HQ - but they are the first pair.
Cllr Iain McCracken of Bracknell Forest Borough Council commented: "Bracken and Bramble's retirement really marks the end of an era for the borough as they have been a popular sight over the last 16 years, always attracting a crowd. We are delighted that they will be retiring to the excellent Redwings Horse Sanctuary, where local people will still be able to visit them if they are holidaying in the Norfolk area."
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