This is the Profiles Index
This page contains information on some of the key people
working on Project Romania.
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Alexandru is an accomplished farmer from the
Mila, a village area, in Bistri.
He hopes one day his son will graduate and take over
his business. |
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During a 1990 horse ride through Romania André
first seriously thought
about working for ILPH. Sixteen years later, André
is going back to Romania as the ILPH Team Leader and
Master Saddler for a five year one million pound
project aimed at improving the welfare of the
Romanian working horses. |
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A nice house, with modern furniture and cable TV,
a well equipped kitchen - Calin and his wife, call
this their 'dream'. The house is not their own, it
is the a residence Calin is granted as the appointed
official vet. Outside lies the village of Mila,
where most of the work is still done with horses,
meaning lots of headaches for newly graduated Calin. |
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Ian
Kelly was the Superintendent at the Royal Mews at
Buckingham Palace; the prestige of this appointment
is starkly contrasted by his role as the Head of
International Training, establishing equine welfare
projects in some of the world’s poorest countries. |
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Jo has dedicated her working life to horses. She
has worked with drive and passion over the last four
and a half years as the Head of Campaigns and
European Affairs, tackling issues such as the long
distance transport of horses for slaughter, live
export and other animal welfare matters. |
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Lazar’s father was a blacksmith, like his
grandfather before him. But Lazar would rather see
his son choosing another line of work, because
farriery is hard and not very productive, at least
in these days.
Tight lipped and with a frown, Lazar sees the
reality of working horse’s lives in his country. He
is a realist who knows that without help there are
tough times ahead for the people and horse
population of Romania. |
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Tom Burch has more than 25 years experience with
the Metropolitan Police’s Mounted Branch and was on
duty at the funerals of the Princess of Wales and
the Queen Mother. He is farrier for 49 horses
stabled at police HQ at Scotland Yard. A keen
supporter of the ILPH, he has worked on projects in
Kenya, El Salvador, Mexico, South Africa, Pakistan
and Egypt. |
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For the last forty years, Zaharie has been doing
his harnessing in a village near the town of Reghin,
in Mure County. His son works by his side, hoping to
follow in his father’s steps.
Zaharie is recognized as one of the best saddlers in
the region, so he is rarely short of orders.
Sometimes he is so busy that his wife and their two
daughters – both qualified as school teachers – come
and help him. |
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Zoltàn is a 30 years old saddler from Târgu Mure.
His wife is a nurse and they have a five year old
daughter. They all live in a flat where Zoli also
does his harnessing stitching during the winter,
when it is too cold to work in his father’s shop. |
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