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| 'Anti-English attack' hurts horse | 'Anti-English attack' hurts horse |
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| A horse's nose was cut and anti-English graffiti daubed on a stables owned by a Cardiff woman who had moved to a village in west Wales. | A horse's nose was cut and anti-English graffiti daubed on a stables owned by a Cardiff woman who had moved to a village in west Wales. |
| Alison Hayes, who was born in the Welsh capital, found her seven-month-old pony with a wound to its nose. | Alison Hayes, who was born in the Welsh capital, found her seven-month-old pony with a wound to its nose. |
| As she helped the animal at her land in Tegryn, near Crymych, Pembrokeshire, she also noticed graffiti written in slang Welsh saying "English out". | As she helped the animal at her land in Tegryn, near Crymych, Pembrokeshire, she also noticed graffiti written in slang Welsh saying "English out". |
| Dyfed-Powys Police are investigating the attack. | Dyfed-Powys Police are investigating the attack. |
| Mrs Hayes and her husband moved to the area last year with the intention of opening a riding stables. | Mrs Hayes and her husband moved to the area last year with the intention of opening a riding stables. |
| But she was shocked when she discovered their pony, Hope, with a bleeding wound on her nose. | But she was shocked when she discovered their pony, Hope, with a bleeding wound on her nose. |
| "It is awful, she is very frightened," she explained. | "It is awful, she is very frightened," she explained. |
| Graffiti was sprayed on the stables | Graffiti was sprayed on the stables |
| "I just can't understand it - I'm from Cardiff, I was born there. My mother and father are both Welsh - what's going on? | "I just can't understand it - I'm from Cardiff, I was born there. My mother and father are both Welsh - what's going on? |
| "This is a Welsh-speaking area and they might have mistaken our Cardiff accents for English, that is all I can think," she added. | "This is a Welsh-speaking area and they might have mistaken our Cardiff accents for English, that is all I can think," she added. |
| "This was an incredibly cruel thing to do. Hope is a beautiful, friendly animal and she was slashed across the face and mouth. | "This was an incredibly cruel thing to do. Hope is a beautiful, friendly animal and she was slashed across the face and mouth. |
| "The motivation of these people was ridiculous and to take it out on an innocent horse was wicked. | "The motivation of these people was ridiculous and to take it out on an innocent horse was wicked. |
| "Hope loved being around people but now I can't get near her. She is terrified." | "Hope loved being around people but now I can't get near her. She is terrified." |