THIRD HORSE ATTACK THWARTED BY OWNERS

Police are investigating an allegation of horse cruelty - less than 24 hours after a pony was stabbed in the eye.Officers won't be drawn on whether there's a link between the two incidents.

However, the animal's owner, Karen Archer is deeply worried.

She said: "I was shocked to see two people manhandling my horse.

"I'm really concerned about this, especially after a pony in Kidwelly was stabbed in the eye the night before."

Mum-of-one Mrs Archer, of Rhydyfro, went to check on her horses at a stable near Alltwen Quarry on Tuesday night.

"I went to make sure they had plenty of food and hay, as well as settle them down for the night," she said.

However, when she pulled up to the site with her daughter, Georgia, she claims they witnessed two men assaulting her 28-year-old thoroughbred, Deri.

"I screamed and shouted at them immediately.

"They were being really rough and manhandling the horse," she added.

"One of them was wearing a black T-shirt with some kind of monster on it. The other had wavy blonde hair.

"I didn't get a proper look at them, though, the whole thing happened so fast." Mrs Archer immediately dialled 999, but the duo ran off.

She added: "I'm sickened by the thought of anyone being cruel to my horses. I'm just grateful we got there when we did."

The incident follows two attacks on horses this month.

On Monday, a rescue pony at Penybont Farm, Kidwelly, was stabbed in the eye.

And, less a mile away, an 11-year-old champion show horse lost an eye after being attacked with a pair of scissors.

A police spokesman said of the latest incident: "We are investigating an alleged incident of animal cruelty in the Swansea Valley following a call from a horse owner on Tuesday."

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