The animal had suffered catastrophic injuries which appear to have been inflicted when it tried to jump a turnstile.\n<\/p>\n
“We think he’d been chased and was scared, and impaled himself,” charity volunteer Paige Speed \u200b\u200btold the National<\/em>‘s sister site the South Wales<\/em> argus<\/em><\/a>. “It’s heartbreaking for all of us at the moment.”\n<\/p>\n There have been “problems” recently with people using off-road motorcycles and 4x4s on the common, chasing horses or driving in a manner that has been frightening the animals, she added.\n<\/p>\n \n MORE NEWS:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n \n WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES BELOW THIS POINT<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n Volunteer Lorraine Czaja believed the horse had died in “mysterious circumstances”.\n<\/p>\n \n “It died an awful, awful death – it wouldn’t have been quick,” she said. “We think he was driven [to the turnstile] or someone tried to catch him.\n<\/p>\n “Something suspicious has happened and we need to stop it happening again.”\n<\/p>\n \n The group’s volunteers are now appealing to the public, for anyone who may have information or who may have seen anything suspicious, to come forward. The incident happened near Guest Street in Fokhriv.\n<\/p>\n Anyone with information can contact the Welsh Pony Rescue Rehoming Charitable Trust online at facebook.com\/groups\/welshrehomingproject<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \n The death of the horse is the latest blow for the charity in tough times – volunteers also suspect some young horses were taken from the mountain in recent weeks, and dead sheep have been found recently in the same area of \u200b\u200bthe common where the stallion died.\n<\/p>\n \n If you value The National’s<\/em> journalism, help our team of reporters grow by becoming a subscriber.<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.thenational.wales\/resources\/images\/13832646.jpg?type=article-full\" "\\"The")
The horse was found impaled on a fence post and metal bar. Picture: Welsh Pony Rescue Rehoming Charitable Trust <\/span>\n<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.thenational.wales\/resources\/images\/13832689.jpg?type=article-full\" "\\"The")
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The horse was found impaled on a fence post and this metal bar. Picture: Welsh Pony Rescue and Rehoming Charitable Trust <\/span>\n<\/p>\n