Sherri Crider’s young grandchildren jump off a nearby playground set and stumble over each other’s feet to greet us as we walk towards Guardian Oaks Farm.
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The sign introducing Guardian Oaks Farm, an organization that aims to re-home formerly neglected horses and other animals, stands in front of a pasture on the property, where a small girl interacts with one of the horses in the background on March 2, 2021, in Moberly, Mo.
Guardian Oaks founder, Sherri Crider, bends down next to a fallen horse to perform treatment on its legs and hooves before eventually helping it back to a standing position on March 2, 2021, in Moberly, Mo. Crider sees herself not only as a caretaker for the unwanted animals that come her way, but also as the true âguardianâ of the horses that reside on her farm.
Calls for action over claims of neglected cattle at Sevenoaks farm
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Updated: 19:58, 18 February 2021
An animal rights campaign group have called for action to help save cattle they believe are suffering from neglect and mistreatment.
Kent Animal Defenders say cattle at Oaks Farm in Halstead near Sevenoaks are knee deep in mud with no hay, and that poor conditions have been repeatedly reported at the farm.
Cattle at Oaks Farm near Sevenoaks
The group took to Facebook yesterday to ask people to report their concerns to Kent Trading Standards and the government s Animal and Plant Health Agency.
They stated: Craig Sargent has been allowed to get away with this for too long.
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Underpressure wins the 2021 Louisiana Premier Day Championship
Delta Downs hosted its richest program of the season Wednesday afternoon with another edition of Louisiana Premier Day. The program featured 10 stakes races for Louisiana-bred horses and over $800,000 in total purse money up for grabs.
The featured race was the $125,000 Louisiana Premier Day Championship and it was won for the second consecutive year by Mallory Richard s Underpressure, who rallied from last-to-first in the 1-1/16 mile event for older horses. Underpressure was ridden to victory by jockey Gerard Melancon, who also won the Distaff and the Gentlemen Starter on the same program.
Police called to Oaks Farm in Sevenoaks over concerns for animal welfare
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Updated: 10:11, 29 December 2020
A Halstead farmer has denied there was any problem with the welfare of any animals on his farm, after a storm of criticism on the Facebook pages of Kent Animal Defenders.
The animal rights group has been keeping a close eye on Oaks Farm near Sevenoaks after an incident in November in which a bull was left lying in mud unable to get up for more than 24 hours after breaking its hock. The animal eventually had to be put down.
Farmer Craig Sargent at the gate of his farm in Halstead