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Pony injured in racist attack
A PONY was injured and anti-English slogans were daubed on it stables at a north-Pembrokeshire smallholding - even though its owners are Welsh.
Police are investigating the attack on the pony, which is owned by Alison and David Hayes, who were both born in Wales and moved to the Tegryn area from Cardiff last autumn.
The seven-month-old pony, called Hope, which had a four inch knife slash on its face, was found bleeding by Mrs Hayes.
"This was an incredibly cruel thing to do," she said. "Hope is a beautiful, friendly animal and she was slashed across the face and mouth. Now she is terrified."
The couple planned to open a stables.
Mrs Hayes added: "The motivation of these people was ridiculous and to take it out on an innocent horse was wicked. The only thing I can think is that people may have mistaken our Cardiff accents for English."
Police have appealed for anyone who may have information about the attack to contact them on 0845 330 2000.
3:43pm Monday 7th April 2008
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CommentPosted by: Griff on 10:43pm Mon 7 Apr 08
There’s something very dodgy about this. What you fail to inform us in that story is that the words painted on that shed do not say “English Out”. The words “Cai Maes Sais” are in fact total gibberish - it means nothing in Welsh.
“Cai” is not eve a word
“Maes” means field
“Sais” means Englishman
Whoever wrote that graffiti was most certaintly not a welsh-speaker and very unlikely a welsh nationalist (what self-respecting Welsh nash doesn’t know how to say “English Out” in Welsh!
Interesting enough if you put “Get Out Englishman” into the notoriously awful IntraTran online translator it comes out as “Cai Maes Sais”.
(see here: http://www.tranexp.c
om:2000/InterTran?ur
l=http%3A%2F%2F&type
=text&text=Get+out+e
nglishman&from=eng&t
o=wel)
I have no idea why anyone would want to fake a welsh nash attack. Whatever the true motive, it is so dissapointing that the media don’t realise the writing is not Welsh and just assumes the woman is right in saying it means “English Out”. If they had checked their facts a little better they would have avoided inflamaing matters and turning people against Welsh speakers and nationalists.
There’s something very dodgy about this. What you fail to inform us in that story is that the words painted on that shed do not say “English Out”. The words “Cai Maes Sais” are in fact total gibberish - it means nothing in Welsh.
“Cai” is not eve a word
“Maes” means field
“Sais” means Englishman
Whoever wrote that graffiti was most certaintly not a welsh-speaker and very unlikely a welsh nationalist (what self-respecting Welsh nash doesn’t know how to say “English Out” in Welsh!
Interesting enough if you put “Get Out Englishman” into the notoriously awful IntraTran online translator it comes out as “Cai Maes Sais”.
(see here: http://www.tranexp.c
om:2000/InterTran?ur
l=http%3A%2F%2F&type
=text&text=Get+out+e
nglishman&from=eng&t
o=wel)
I have no idea why anyone would want to fake a welsh nash attack. Whatever the true motive, it is so dissapointing that the media don’t realise the writing is not Welsh and just assumes the woman is right in saying it means “English Out”. If they had checked their facts a little better they would have avoided inflamaing matters and turning people against Welsh speakers and nationalists.
Posted by: Chris, Carmarthen on 9:04am Tue 8 Apr 08
Who could do such a thing to that poor horse ?
Also that gibberish written on that woman's shed .Who could do that ?
Mistake a Cardiff accent for English ?Anybody heard Charlotte Church speak?I'm very sorry for your horse Madam but you need more evidence than that which you present in order to incriminate anyone .
Who could do such a thing to that poor horse ?
Also that gibberish written on that woman's shed .Who could do that ?
Mistake a Cardiff accent for English ?Anybody heard Charlotte Church speak?I'm very sorry for your horse Madam but you need more evidence than that which you present in order to incriminate anyone .
Posted by: Teifion, aberteifi on 9:10am Sat 12 Apr 08
Sorry Chris, maybe because my welsh isn't great (rhigl) I'd have said Cai was welsh for close.
i'd also remind you even in Wales we have stupid people - remember those folks who attacked a paediatrician
Stop blaming the por victim!
Sorry Chris, maybe because my welsh isn't great (rhigl) I'd have said Cai was welsh for close.
i'd also remind you even in Wales we have stupid people - remember those folks who attacked a paediatrician
Stop blaming the por victim!
Posted by: neil, carm on 5:31pm Sat 12 Apr 08
Im from north pembs and my tatcu used "cai" as in feild or to shut something . Plus the fact that mad sick things happen in them hills its a fact .
Im from north pembs and my tatcu used "cai" as in feild or to shut something . Plus the fact that mad sick things happen in them hills its a fact .
Posted by: big j, pembs on 2:03am Mon 12 May 08
The fact that this poor woman is being attacked for blaming the welsh is a reminder how petty our society is im from north pembs as are my wife and daughters i feel disgusted and ashamed for all welsh people as it reflects on all of us.I hope they catch them and put a four inch gash down the faces of these sickening cowards
The fact that this poor woman is being attacked for blaming the welsh is a reminder how petty our society is im from north pembs as are my wife and daughters i feel disgusted and ashamed for all welsh people as it reflects on all of us.I hope they catch them and put a four inch gash down the faces of these sickening cowards
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