PLANS to try to set up social horse projects across Limerick city have cleared the first fence.
A meeting of horse owners was held in the city this week, in a bid to find a solution to animals being seized because they don’t have access to enough land to comply with the local authority bylaws.
Large numbers of horses have been seized by Limerick City Council in recent times under the Control of Horses Act and many angry owners say they can’t afford the fines to get their animals back after being impounded.
The meeting at Our Lady of Lourdes Action Centre in Ballinacurra Weston heard from Roisin Kearney, an active member of the Clondalkin Equine Club in Dublin on how the club there tackled similar problems.
Susan Lyons, acting secretary of the horse working group said: ”Limerick City was built on horses and horse ownership is part of our culture. It wasn’t too long ago when most of our milk and coal was delivered by horse and cart and while times may have changed, the keeping of horses is very much alive and well in Limerick City.
“The tradition has been preserved despite being prohibited by Limerick City Council, who have spent millions of taxpayers’ money trying to enforce their bylaws. This money would be better spent on regulating for the keeping of horses”, she added.
The project would have other beneficial results for the city, Ms. Lyons predicted, including keeping youngsters occupied with a hobby instead of getting involved with drugs, gangs or criminality.
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