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| Market Harborough: Cow trapped on tennis court after escaping | Market Harborough: Cow trapped on tennis court after escaping |
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| The next Andy Moo-ray? | The next Andy Moo-ray? |
| A cow had to be moo-ved on after it became trapped on a tennis court for more than 10 hours. | A cow had to be moo-ved on after it became trapped on a tennis court for more than 10 hours. |
| The heifer was spotted at Market Harborough Lawn Tennis Club, after escaping from a field on the outskirts of Great Bowden. | |
| Farmer Vickie Gillespie said it was a mystery how the cow made the one-mile journey. | |
| She said she was "gobsmacked, shocked and confused", but the calf was not hurt. | She said she was "gobsmacked, shocked and confused", but the calf was not hurt. |
| "I saw my dad disappear off with the tractor and trailer, and he rang me saying: 'The calf's in the tennis court'," she said. | "I saw my dad disappear off with the tractor and trailer, and he rang me saying: 'The calf's in the tennis court'," she said. |
| A police officer and members of the public helped guide the cow into a trailer | A police officer and members of the public helped guide the cow into a trailer |
| The 10-month-old heifer made her epic journey on the evening of Thursday 23 March. | The 10-month-old heifer made her epic journey on the evening of Thursday 23 March. |
| "The odd thing is that, as cows are herd animals, they don't often wander off by themselves," Ms Gillespie said. | "The odd thing is that, as cows are herd animals, they don't often wander off by themselves," Ms Gillespie said. |
| "There's always normally at least a group, if not the whole herd, but after a headcount back in the field, everyone else was accounted for. | "There's always normally at least a group, if not the whole herd, but after a headcount back in the field, everyone else was accounted for. |
| "She's never been on a tennis court but it's the first time putting young stock in these fields and they can be very curious because they're basically teenagers." | "She's never been on a tennis court but it's the first time putting young stock in these fields and they can be very curious because they're basically teenagers." |
| She even tried the automatic doors at the tennis club | She even tried the automatic doors at the tennis club |
| Ms Gillespie, of Spring View Farm in Thorpe Langton, said gates were sometimes left open on their public footpaths and their fencing had been tampered with in the past. | |
| "It looks like a fencing rail has been taken down, so she could have gone through there herself or been pushed that way by a dog running about," she said. | "It looks like a fencing rail has been taken down, so she could have gone through there herself or been pushed that way by a dog running about," she said. |
| "Everybody seems to take care but there's just a few that think they can do what they want. | "Everybody seems to take care but there's just a few that think they can do what they want. |
| "It might just be a one-off and she might have been feeling brave. | "It might just be a one-off and she might have been feeling brave. |
| "She was not hurt at all. She's a very calm cow in general." | "She was not hurt at all. She's a very calm cow in general." |
| The heifer was unharmed and is now enjoying a well-earned rest back at the farm | The heifer was unharmed and is now enjoying a well-earned rest back at the farm |
| Market Harborough Lawn Tennis Club head coach, Phil Harris said he was really shocked to find a cow on the tennis courts. | Market Harborough Lawn Tennis Club head coach, Phil Harris said he was really shocked to find a cow on the tennis courts. |
| He said: "Obviously there was a mess, so that required our hard working and dedicated maintenance man to remove that. | He said: "Obviously there was a mess, so that required our hard working and dedicated maintenance man to remove that. |
| "We're just glad there's a happy conclusion and everyone is OK." | "We're just glad there's a happy conclusion and everyone is OK." |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Cattle | Cattle |
| Market Harborough | Market Harborough |
| Thorpe Langton | Thorpe Langton |