Horse cut on the face
Crymych, Pembrokeshire, WA (UK)Incident Date: Sunday, Apr 6, 2008
Disposition: Open
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A foal's face was slashed and anti-English graffiti daubed across a barn by thugs who failed to realise their targets were actually Welsh.
The seven-month-old pony, called Hope, was left with a four-inch wound to her nose after vandals attacked her in a field in the west Wales countryside.
They also sprayed graffiti written in Welsh slang, meaning "English out", across the barn door after mistaking Alison, 36, and David Hayes, 43, for an English couple.
The couple were both born and bred in Wales and decided to move to the countryside from Cardiff a year ago.
They set up home in Cilgerran, near Cardigan, five months ago and bought eight acres of land intending to start their own riding school.
Mrs Hayes said: "This is a Welsh-speaking area and they might have mistaken our Cardiff accents for English, that is all I can think.
"This was an incredibly cruel thing to do. Hope is a beautiful, friendly animal and she was slashed across the face and mouth.
"The motivation of these people was ridiculous and to take it out on an innocent horse was wicked.
"Hope loved being around people but now I can't get near her. She is terrified."
She added: "Everyone around here seemed to be so sweet. No-one had a bad word to say to us. But, obviously, not everyone has a welcome for us.
"The fools who did this didn't even realise we were their fellow countrymen."
Dyfed-Powys Police are investigating the attack. References
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