First of all, I want to say a big thank you to everyone who has stuck by me during this horrible, awful, gross and traumatic experience.

Our final court date for Dusty’s ownership is the 29th October. Submissions for further evidence have now closed, and a decision will be made during the upcoming court date.

As you all know, this entire experience flipped my life completely upside down. It made the already volatile relationship with my ex much worse, which made negotiating my way out of that situation extremely hard. Not only was he contacted multiple times by strangers, my step daughter also began receiving tiktoks - she’s fucking 12. It drove me to eventually cut contact with my daughters altogether because of the unstable nature of the situation.

The constant harassment - from phone calls, to in person stalking, contacting my work place and sending the RSPCA and cops to my doorstep - sent me insane, and made me extremely paranoid. Never knowing who I could trust or put faith in, and never knowing if someone would be inside my house when I got home, made me terrified for my life. I was accused of abuse, neglect and all sorts of horrific things that were never even close to proven and yet I’ve had to defend myself over and over again.

It did eventually push me into moving - I could no longer wake up fearing that Red or Ebony would be taken too. I couldn’t deal with the constant fear that another horse would be poisoned. I had to get out, and I did.

Now that I’ve resettled, life has been a lot better. My mental health has drastically improved which led to my ability to eventually reopen the group. I needed that time off to touch grass, and a lot of it.

I’ve had two court mentions since, and we are heading towards the hearing. I cannot believe the amount of trauma this entire experience has brought down on my life, and I also can’t believe how expensive having a horse stolen from you is. Outside of moving, I’ve also had the cost of security upgrades, fending off the RSPCA and the police, etc. My digital footprint is so fucked from posts made about me that it’s been very hard to get a new job.

So I’m asking, one last time, for help to get to court. It is a 12hr drive from where I live, and I HAVE to attend in person - there is no phone option for this, the court requires me to attend.

I am most likely going to drive this time, so there is cost of fuel, and food, and a small accomodation fee.

If you can offer any help - be it stays along the way, a little bit of cash, or just some encouragement, know that I appreciate it.

I put the effort into saving Dusty, and I believe his home is with me.