Martin Clunes accepts award for horse charities

Martin Clunes receives the NEF commendation from Princess Anne, President of the National Equine Forum. © Craig Payne Photography

Actor too British Horse Society president Martin Clunes has been presented alongside a special commendation on behalf of half dozen equine charities who direct maintain helped horses during the country’s emerging Equus caballus crisis.

Economic downturns spare nigh no one, simply they tend to hitting the most vulnerable first, too such is the example alongside Britain’s horses too ponies at the lowest terminate of the market. There are an estimated 6,000 horses too ponies at adventure of needing rescuing this wintertime and, equally a straight outcome of this, these half dozen charities direct maintain pulled together to inquire the authorities too the populace to assist man’s other best friend inwards this fourth dimension of slap-up need.

Clunes was presented alongside the bronze sculpture past times Belinda Sillars at the National Equine Forum on Tuesday by NEF president Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, on behalf of Blue Cross, the British Horse Society, HorseWorld, Redwings, the RSPCA too World Horse Welfare.

The bronze was originally to direct maintain been awarded to the belatedly Professor Sir Colin Spedding, inwards recognition of his services to the equine sector – most particularly for his extraordinary commitment inwards founding the National Equine Forum too and then beingness such an effective too amusing Chair of the Forum for xix years.

Miles Williamson Noble, convener of the NEF said: “Sir Colin sadly passed away inwards Dec concluding year. I know that he would direct maintain liked to direct maintain presented this commendation himself. Those who knew him volition holler upwards that, also equally Chinese proverbs, he loved Stag Beetles, too similar horses, stag beetles are of course of written report rattling formidable too useful creatures.”

Clunes was nominated to have the commendation on behalf of the charities because of his dedication, difficult hold upwards too conclusion to inspire a passion for too ameliorate the lot of the Equus caballus inwards the UK.

 

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