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Siyabonga Mfana has worked with non-profit, the Cart Horse Protection Association, for the past six years. When Siya started running to work, the idea of using his strong legs for...

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Siyabonga Mfana has worked with non-profit, the Cart Horse Protection Association, for the past six years. When Siya started running to work, the idea of using his strong legs for a better cause came about. Now, Siya is preparing to take on the Cape Town Marathon and the 2025 Comrades!

 

Cape Town, South Africa (18 October 2024) — Siyabonga Mfana is preparing to run his first marathon this Sunday as a build-up for his big mission: running the 2025 Comrades to support cart horses working on the Cape Flats!

Siya has worked with the non-profit organisation, the Cart Horse Protection Association (CHPA), for the past six years. Based in Cape Town, CHPA’s top focus is advocating for the welfare of working horses and donkeys, which they do in a myriad of practical ways, including education and training initiatives for owners, clinic services and veterinary care, monitoring the animals, as well as rescues and rehabilitation efforts.

For Siya, it only made sense to dedicate his first marathon to the animals he works with. Siya was already running from Delft to work in Epping to save on taxi fare (beyond himself, Siya is also paying for his sister’s education at culinary school), and so when CHPA team member Megan White asked him if he would consider running the Comrades with the animals they advocate for in mind, he took the opportunity on with open arms and steady legs!

But Siya first needs to test the waters of running a marathon, which he’ll tackle on Sunday as a participant in the Cape Town marathon.

Siya’s fundraiser is already going strong, having raised over 50% of its target already!

The funds will help support CHPA’s services for cart horse welfare while raising awareness for their important cause.

You can support Siya’s marathon fundraisers here.


Sources: Cart Horse Protection Association 
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A donkey and Dorper sheep duo formed an inseparable bond after facing circumstances they didn’t deserve; now the two have found their forever home where they’ll live their happiest chapters...

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A donkey and Dorper sheep duo formed an inseparable bond after facing circumstances they didn’t deserve; now the two have found their forever home where they’ll live their happiest chapters together.

 

Cape Town, South Africa (16 May, 2023)—Bobby and Lambert, a Cape Town donkey and Dorper sheep duo, formed an inseparable bond during their recovery days at the Animal Welfare Society.

Both had been knocking at death’s door before the Animal Welfare Society took them in after facing circumstances neither should’ve had to endure. Bobby the adorable donkey had been abandoned on a roadside, while Lambert the soft Dorper sheep was fighting for his life after tragically being shot in the face by someone believed to be an unstable neighbour.

The pair had been rescued separately from Highlands Estate, Phillipi.

Each of their stories could have taken a drastically different path, but thanks to powerhouse vets, volunteers and community members, both soon found themselves on the road to recovery against all odds.

Amid their healing stages, they were introduced to each other. Soon the two became inseparable.

Now, their story has turned another chapter; ‘The Part Where They Find Their Forever Home Together’.

The AWS happily shared the update that both have ventured to greener pastures with the Louw family where the duo will flourish at their lush new home of Silvermist Organic Wine Estate in Hout Bay.

One of their new family members, Gregory Louw, shared that Lambert has already integrated with the family’s flock of pet sheep, while Bobby has been bent on exploring.

“[Lambert] was last seen running care free on the lower slopes of the farm with the flock who warmly welcomed him into their wooly fold leaving Bobby time to unbelievingly explore and take in his new surroundings.”

Special thanks also went out to the Cart Horse Protection Association and the Western Cape Department of Agriculture who contributed to the happy ending journey for the gentle pair many animal lovers were rooting for.

And yes, we’re all crying happy tears.


Source: Animal Welfare Society of SA
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Cart Horse Association Adopts “Giving Tuesday” with Day-In-The-Life Event https://www.goodthingsguy.com/environment/cart-horse-givingtuesday-2022/ https://www.goodthingsguy.com/environment/cart-horse-givingtuesday-2022/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2022 09:00:24 +0000 https://www.goodthingsguy.com/?p=95932

This Giving Tuesday, the Cart Horse Association is raising R100,000 to go towards caring for the remaining cart horses of the Cape Flats for 2023.   Cape Town, South Africa...

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This Giving Tuesday, the Cart Horse Association is raising R100,000 to go towards caring for the remaining cart horses of the Cape Flats for 2023.

 

Cape Town, South Africa (03 November 2022) – The Cart Horse Association has joined the growing ‘Giving Tuesday’ movement. Each year, more and more people opt out of the overly commercialised “Black Friday” and instead, use Giving Tuesday as a way to make the world a better place.

This year, Giving Tuesday falls on the 29th of November 2022. The Cart Horse Association is hoping to raise R100,000 to cover the costs of caring for the cart horses living in the Cape Flats.

Cart horses are still used as working animals in the Cape Flats of the Western Cape. They play a vital role in the community but their care is sometimes not up to standard. The Cart Horse Protection Association helps keep the horses and donkeys fed and supported medically.

As part of the fundraiser, the association will be live-streaming a “day in the life” of a Cartie and his horses. This is being done to help the public better understand why cart horses are still used today.

“Please join the fundraisers from Cart Horse Protection Association on 29 November as we are going on an epic adventure! Cartie Theo is taking us out on his cart to find out firsthand what it is like to “skarrel” on the roads of Cape Town. Along the way we will be sharing with you all the services we offer to improve the lives of the working horses. We aim to raise over R100 000 this Giving Tuesday to ensure the health of the working horses on the Cape Flats.

Please join us on the day as we will be livestreaming our adventure (On Facebook, Youtube and Twitch) and you could even meet us along the road somewhere to meet us.

You can also help the working horses. By making a donation, you can ensure that they continue to be healthy and happy in their work.”

The association was founded in 1995 to ensure the welfare of the horse population. Back in 1995, life for the horses was much harder but today, after 27 years of unrelenting effort, they are fatter and filter!

“You may wonder why, in this day and age, we still see horses working on the roads. You may wonder if the horses are being looked after properly or if anyone ever checks on them. The Cart Horse Protection Association was founded in 1995 specifically to look after the welfare of the working horses. Over the past 27 years, we have worked really hard to change the thin, overworked horses to fatter, fitter animals, with owners who have the knowledge to take care of their horses.

Every day horses come into the clinic at Epping and wehave the opportunity to meet their owners or drivers. Our field staffI visit the horses and owners where they live. Sometimes our hearts break at the sights we see. Sometimes we are simply amazed by the kindness and compassion shown in these very same areas where gangsterism, crime and death are everyday occurrences.

We invite you to join us on our epic adventure and donate so that we can continue to offer services and care to the working horses of Cape Town.”

The association asks that any cart horse-related emergency, overloading or abuse should be reported to them by calling 082 6599 599.

If you would like to support the association, you can find out more via their website or Facebook. They also have their 2023 calendar out now which would make a great gift for someone you love.


Sources: Cart Horse Association – Supplied
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Novita Biotechnology and Regenesis came to the rescue of the Cart Horses.   Western Cape, South Africa (2 August 2021) – Novita Biotechnology, along with its sister company, Regenesis Vet,...

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Novita Biotechnology and Regenesis came to the rescue of the Cart Horses.

 

Western Cape, South Africa (2 August 2021) – Novita Biotechnology, along with its sister company, Regenesis Vet, developers of the world’s first and only commercially available systemic regenerative treatment for horses, is helping the hardest working horses in the Western Cape, the Cart Horses.

Through an annual recurring sponsorship that began in April this year, working horses treated and monitored by the Cart Horse Protection Association and those in their Recovery and Rehabilitation Centre will be given ongoing Novita Biotechnology and Regenesis Vet treatments to help keep them at their optimum fitness and health.

“The Cart Horse Protection Association is grateful for the sponsorship of products from Novita Biotechnology and Regenesis Vet,” says Marike Kotze, spokesperson for the Cart Horse Protection Association.

“We hope through the use of these products we will be able to decrease the deleterious effects of concussion on joints and musculoskeletal system from daily road work.”

The annual sponsorship, valued at R200 000.00, and comprising of roughly 110 Hyaluronic Acid injections and 30 Regenesis treatments, will see 20 working horses receive treatments throughout the year as well as treating various surrendered, confiscated and rehabilitating horses at the Cart Horse Protection Association Rehabilitation and Recovery Centre.

Novita Biotechnology and Regenesis Vet have also contributed towards the veterinary costs associated with administering the treatments. Cape Vet, who works closely with the Cart Horse Protection Association on an ongoing basis, will oversee and facilitate the rolling out of the programme.

The Cart Horse Protection Association, a non-profit Cape Town-based animal welfare organisation that helps more than 160 cart horses on Cape Town’s roads, was established in 1995 to support Cart Horse owners and address welfare issues within the industry.

“It is our belief that if owners and drivers have access to affordable services, are educated on proper horse care and have an understanding of animal welfare legislation, we can reduce the risk of horses’ welfare being compromised,” explains Marike.

“Currently we support cart horse owners, drivers and guards from 21 different areas on the Cape Flats, who use cart horses as a means of transport, collecting scrap metal and/or garden refuse and rubble to generate an income for themselves and their families.”

“We chose to partner with the Carthorse Association as I feel very strongly about being able to help horses and owners that would not normally have access to these sorts of treatments, treatments that are so readily available to competitive horses,” explains Novita Biotech and Regenesis Vet founder, Alexandra Miszewski.

“My companies started as an extension of me looking for treatments for my own horses who have had issues in the past, so being able to assist horses that normally would never have access to these sorts of treatments is something very special to me. I believe that through these treatments we will be able to help so many horses to have a better quality of life!”

Medical Device Company Novita Biotechnology, based in Cape Town, South Africa, specializes in niche affordable healthcare products such as sterile medical-grade Hyaluronic Acid injections.

Through its business model of Hope, Novita aims to positively impact people, pets and the planet- its own unique take on the triple bottom line. In doing so, Novita hopes to ensure that technology that was previously inaccessible and unaffordable can be accessed by those who need it most.

In early 2021, Novita Biotechnology bought out Regenesis-Vet, which has developed the world’s first and only commercially available systemic regenerative treatment through a unique system of processing horses own blood.

The technology separates the horse’s blood into its individual components and then isolates and harvests a cascade of specific growth factors from the horses own blood to extract the healing factors. From this, a serum is extracted, which is rich in targeted growth factors, and which can be injected back into the horse or frozen and stored for later use.

This serum dramatically increases the body’s ability to heal itself after injury. It improves the horse’s muscle tone and overall condition, as evidenced by the positive reviews of the products from members of the racing and show-jumping fraternities.


Sources: Supplied
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The Cart Horse Protection Association in Cape Town has worked hard to offer support to cart horse owners during the pandemic, feeding 364 horses.   Cape Town, South Africa (29...

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The Cart Horse Protection Association in Cape Town has worked hard to offer support to cart horse owners during the pandemic, feeding 364 horses.

 

Cape Town, South Africa (29 July 2021) – Thanks to the generous support of donors, 364 horses were supported through the first year of the pandemic. The Cart Horse Protection Association has been doing research to see how the pandemic has affected the horses, their owners and their future working conditions.

Cart horses are still used as working animals in the Cape Flats of the Western Cape. They play a vital role in the community but their care is sometimes not up to standard. The Cart Horse Protection Association helps keep the horses and donkeys fed and supported medically.

The Cart Horse Protection Association spent R130 425 to distribute 1739 bales of oat hay to 99 owners, feeding 364 horses during the pandemic and still continue to support owners wherever necessary. If you would like to support the association, you can find out more via their website or Facebook.

A study conducted by the World Horse Welfare showed that people dependant on their donkeys or horses for an income were acutely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This included the carting community from the Cape flats, in Cape Town South Africa.

World Horse Welfare Research

In December and November of 2020 World Horse Welfare, with the assistance of the Cart Horse Protection Association, conducted a research study to try and determine the effects of COVID-19 on the working equid community. This was part of a worldwide study that included countries from Latin America, Asia and Africa.

It is estimated that there are 100-112 million working equids worldwide, who provide a source of income for some of the poorest people around the globe. This study concluded that worldwide, equids were working less, income had decreased and expenses had increased compared to before the pandemic.

Forty-three cart horse owners and drivers residing in the Cape Flats, Cape Town, were interviewed. Each of them supported an average of 6.27 family members. An earlier research study conducted by De Klerk et al, determined that these family members consisted of an average of 2.2 adults and 2.9 children. According to the De Klerk et al study, nearly half of the “carties” earned their living by collecting scrap metal while about a third collected garden refuse for a fee.

Now however, with COVID, people were afraid to come out of their houses and also a lot of people were struggling themselves and were more likely to hand in their own scrap metal rather than give it away. In the South African sample, 86% of the respondents depended on their horses for 100% of their income and their income had decreased during lockdown and the pandemic. Forty percent said that their cost of upkeep of their horses had increased while 42.5% said it had stayed the same. It is no surprise that the majority (83.7%) of respondents said their total household income had decreased. Many had to turn to family and friends for help as well as the temporary government grants. However, 21% still believed that they were financially better off than other members in their community that did not own working horses. Understandably, 67.4% of them are experiencing severe anxiety while another 16.3% are experiencing moderate anxiety due to uncertainty brought by COVID-19. Sixty-three percent said the most beneficial aid to them in these times would be financial support.

According to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) the pandemic is predicted to cause severe problems relating to animal welfare as owners will be unable to afford feed and healthcare for their animals in the wake of the predicted economic recession.

Due to the horses not being able to work so much their body conditions (according to the owners’ opinions) increased. 74.42% indicated that they knew feed relief scheme, partially funded by World Horse Welfare, run by CHPA, was available to them and while 55.9% used it to help them keep their horses fed.


Sources: Press Release
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The Cart Horse Protection Association relies solely on donations to oversee the care of 450 cart horses in the Cape Town area.   Cape Town, South Africa – On a sunny...

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The Cart Horse Protection Association relies solely on donations to oversee the care of 450 cart horses in the Cape Town area.

 

Cape Town, South Africa – On a sunny Friday in Epping, Colin Jacobs and Mornay Marinus from Uitsig look on as Cindy, their cart horse, feeds. Jacobs has been a cart horse owner for 30 years. With Marinus, who is 19, they clean people’s yards, dispose of rubbish and collect scrap.

“We got Cindy at a stable in Kuilsriver when she was still a foal and when we got her she was so thin … I’ve had her now for seven years,” says Jacobs.

“I love horses and they are clever animals,” says Marinus. “They have very good eyesight and a very strong sense of smell. Sometimes I will put an apple in my back pocket and Cindy will find it.”

Marinus says he wants to be a policeman one day. “I want to ride those big horses that they have,” he says.

“Not every day is a good day,” says Jacobs. “Some days you make money to put food on the table, other days you don’t. We work seven days a week, but the horses rest; they don’t work a full week.”

Cindy is one of around 450 cart horses the Cart Horse Protection Association (CHPA) oversees. A non-profit association, it has been going for 24 years, relying solely on donations from the public.

The CHPA educates and provides services to cart horse owners and operators. Located in Epping, it has a farrier agency, harness shop, treatment stalls, cart repair workshops and a feed storage barn. In Gordon’s Bay the CHPA currently has 40 horses recovering or being rehabilitated. Some are in an adoption programme. It runs horse clinics from 8 am to 12:30 pm.

CHPA online fundraiser Marike Kotze says, “We have three farriers … to put shoes on the horses. We also have our three inspectors and one trainee inspector … If a horse has sore feet, no shoes are put on. Owners are then instructed not to work the horses and to let them rest. The inspectors also check the harness and they check the carts. If all is good, the horses go out and work.”

Bonani Mangali is one of the farriers. He learnt his skills through a six-month education programme at the CHPA. “The bottom part of the horse’s hoof is soft and it is sensitive, so you have to make sure that the horseshoe keeps it safe for the travelling the horse will be doing,” he says.

“Just like a car, the horse uses the bottom of the hoof as brakes. So depending on how often the horse works and how it is worked, we change the horseshoes or repair them every week or every three weeks,” says Mangali.

“We also have a law enforcement officer who makes sure that cart horses and owners are complying,” said Kotze.

“Cart horse owners actually have licence cards … In order to get one, owners must come in and write a test and when they get their licence, they get a number plate as well. And if they are caught on the road without these things, they can get fined.”

She says cart horses are legal in Cape Town and they have right of way on the road.

A cart horse operator has to be 18, trained how to feed the horse, harness it and to set up the cart, and complete a written and practical test at the CHPA.

Kotze says the association has very “loyal donors”, but it has been unable to expand its outreach and youth development programme because of a lack of funds. The programme includes driving workshops for the youth of the Cape Flats and animal welfare services for working horses and donkeys.

“Except for being unable to expand our programmes, there is nothing that I can say we can’t do workwise in the organisation when it comes to the horses,” says Kotze.

Siyabonga Mfanta was a tailor before he started fixing harnesses. “I enjoy this job because it gives me the chance to do what I am good at,” he says. Photo: Masixole Feni

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Only in South Africa would you spot a donkey cart driver reversing from a parking spot with the assistance of a car guard, this is brilliant!   Cape Town, South...

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Only in South Africa would you spot a donkey cart driver reversing from a parking spot with the assistance of a car guard, this is brilliant!

 

Cape Town, South Africa – A video has been doing the rounds on various social media platforms and messaging services like WhatsApp. The video is of a cart driver reversing his donkeys with the help of a car guard. Many are finding it hilarious and saying “only in South Africa!”

Many of the cart animals you see in South Africa are strictly monitored and governed. We spoke to the Cart Horse Protection Association to get some insight into the video, as they too had posted it to their Facebook page.

While they don’t know where it was taken, they found the video light-hearted and shared it with their followers as part of their “Friday Fun” posts.

According to the association, before their founding, the cart horse industry was in disarray. The horses were overworked and severely neglected.

“In 1995 the Cart Horse Protection Association (CHPA) was established, providing vital services and education to the cart horse owners on the side of the road and later from two rusty shipping containers, in an attempt to address the appalling conditions in which these working horses lived and worked.

Today, the Cart Horse Protection Association Clinic and Training Centre, located in Epping 2, boasts a farrier agency, harness shop, treatment stalls and paddocks, education and training room, administrative offices and a feed storage barn and provides services to over 500 working cart horses and their owners.”

The history of carting is a rich one.

“The carting industry today has a proud heritage rooted in District Six where horses and carts were used to “smouse” (hawk) fish, fruit, vegetables, bottles and bones. Horses were kept in community stables found on every street corner, they travelled short distances with light loads and business was lucrative for the cart horse owner.

With the forced removals of these communities to the Cape Flats, the lives of the cart horse owner, his family and his horses took a turn for the worst. Now living far from their markets, hawking was no longer a viable option and communities began using horses and carts for the collection of scrap metal as a means of generating an income.”

The horses and donkeys are now regularly monitored, and the association checks on any reports of abuse they receive.  They have a clinic for the horses and owners to visit. Today the animals thrive in their environments.

“The “carties” as they are affectionately known, collect scrap and garden refuse in order to earn money. When we first started, a lot of the horses were in extremely bad condition (thin, lame and covered in harness wounds) and were often found to be overloaded.

During the past 24 years, we have concentrated on building relationships with the horse owners who often live in the poorest of poor communities (many in fact live in squatter camps and are surrounded by gangsterism and violence) and educating them with regards to taking better care of their horses.”

“We offer subsidised feed and farrier services (we put shoes on the horses feet for them) and our trained Animal Welfare Practitioners are able to respond to minor veterinary emergencies. They are also trained Animal Welfare Inspectors and carry out home visits to ensure the horses live in stables that are warm, dry and sufficiently ventilated.”

“We have a Patrol and Call-out Officer, who has done Law Enforcement training with the City of Cape Town and is able to write out fines in line with the regulations set out to working equines by the City.”

“Should owners and drivers continue to offend with regards to the welfare of their horses, we are able to confiscate horses and remove them to our Recovery and Rehabilitation Centre which is situated in Gordon’s Bay. Once rehabilitated, they are placed in an adoption programme and rehomed.”

The clinics offer subsidised services at nine weekly clinics. Five in the morning at the Clinic and Training Centre and four in the afternoon in outlying areas on the Cape Flats, where cart horse owners can access;

  • Feed
  • A professional farrier service
  • Harness repairs
  • Basic veterinary care and treatments
  • Free de-worming and tetanus vaccinations.
  • Education and hands-on practical training of cart horse owners and drivers, on proper care and health maintenance of their horse, is also an integral part of the static clinics.

“Cart Horse Protection Association is committed to the welfare of the working cart horse and will continue to be involved with the carting community at grassroots level, maintain a strong and dedicated leadership, encourage participation of our beneficiaries in protecting the welfare of the working horse and their source of income, provide education and training and ensure sound financial management of donor funds.

Over the past thirteen years, the Cart Horse Protection Association has proved to be a credible NGO working in the field of animal welfare with excellent social investment returns for funders and donors.”

If you would like to get involved with the Cart Horse Protection, you can find out more via their Facebook page here. You will find the information to report abuse or make donations below.

“We are heavily dependent on public donations and the general public are also our eyes and ears on the road to let us know if horses are being ill-treated. People can call our emergency number 24/7 : 0826 599 599. Our banking details for donations are:

Cart Horse Protection Association
Bank: Nedbank; Cheque/Current Account
Account Number: 104 639 5998
Branch Code: 104 609
Please send proof of payment to info@carthorse.org.za

Take a look at the video of the cart driver reversing his donkeys below.


Sources: Facebook / Good Things Guy Interview
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