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12 epooomtst sun i stoufiwlle 3rilxmeuti jufy20 1999 yoftkreglon i ar animal cruelty charges laid against by usa queen staff writer an east gwillimbury woman faces cruelty charges after an ontario humane society inspector found three ponies on her farm in severe pain with badly neglected hooves the hooves hadnt been trimmed for nine months to a year according to insp martin cole adding the 20 procedure should be carried out every six to eight weeks they the ponies had to shuffle around arching their backs to shift their weight away from their feet he said ifs unshine wvxv licensed by lcbo sunshine seafood restaurant live lobster from the east coast pick your own live lobster cooked to perfectioriwith your choice of cooking methods steamedyboiledorthermidor 5812 main street stouffville 9056406115 just one of the worst cases of feet i ve ever seen on an equine in fact the bone damage is so severe the ponies may have to be destroyed cole said a vet is trying to determine if the horses have foundered a condition that damages and deforms the hooves and makes walking or standing excruciating if they cant live a normal comfortable life at least walk around without pain unfortunately the only option is to euth anize cole said but thats a bridge we dont have to cross yet a blacksmith is trimming the hooves every two weeks try ing to reshape them to give the horses relief while it is normal to take oneeighth of an inch off when trimming hooves the first time the blacksmith treated the ponies lie sawed off between eight and 10 inches the humane society received an anonymous tip about the ponies which range in age from seven to nine years old on june 30 after visiting the farm the same day cole ordered the woman to have the horses hooves treated by july 7 on july 6 he a vet and a blacksmith returned to the farm and began vifliat will be a sixmonth process of trimming the hooves cole said their feet may never be completely normal as a horse specialist with 18 years of experience investi gating cruelty reports i have never seen such badly deformed feet he said adding the ponies will remain on the farm dur ing the court proceedings dther than their hooves cole said the ponies appear healthy and were free to roam the 200acre farm other ani mals on the farm including goats and sheep were wellcared for the woman offered no explanation why she had failed to care for the ponies hooves charged is tina sobie who will appear at the newmarket courthouse july 27 woodbridge mails aims crushed in accident by christopher douris y staff iter a woodbridge mans arms were cmshed wednesday when he was trapped by a drycleaning machine that squeezes fab ric softener out of clothing the labour ministry is investigating the incident at rainbow driers and furnishers on doney crescent in the keele street and hwy 407 area york regional police spokesperson sgl john sheldon said fife ambulance and police services were called to area and found a 55yearold employee with both of his arms caught in a machine that rinses dries and packages clothing his arms had been crushed from the wrist to the elbow s the victim who has not been identified has worked for the company since january and has lotd 15 years experience working with the equipment tickets on sale now resurgence theatre cowonv in cooerafor wft 77etowr of nevtoarke ant the era banner gordon mccam at fairy lake in ewfraret jndayisafuray except wednesday 700 pm aturday sunday 100 pju adults 6 wren 111 onder 9 members groups ii sunday taailnee paywha-youan- seating by0p brfrw vow own flow artistic t1recors matthew john lundvall and lee wilson producers anthony leo and sheila pearce amaona 90 59 5 4 1 5 71 like a good neighbor state farm is there i stole farm muluol automobile insurance company r canadian head office scarborough ontario fflmnmmwmmzmwuimtti delivering the news that matters most to your community economist sun stouffville tribune i 905 294200 yg 9056402100