• Our Mobile Clinic responds to all call-outs. The emergency number is 082 6599599. Punch this into your cellphone or keep it somewhere handy, just in case
• Do not give the cart horse owners/drivers cash for feed or shoes. If you would like to ensure that the working cart horses receive these services, support us with a donation. Last year, we put on 2218 sets of shoes,  distributed 4540 bales of oathay and 1200 bags of 10% horse meal at our clinics
• If you suspect abuse, a cart horse in bad condition, lame, overloaded or being worked too hard call the emergency number and report the case
• When reporting the case take note of the following, the size and colour of the horse, any markings, road, area and direction that the cart horse is traveling, how many people on the cart and what they are wearing and description of the load, if any

How do you know if a cart is over loaded. Here are some guidelines:

• Very small pony (10-11hh) – a maximum of 500kgs
• Small pony (11-12hh) – a maximum of 600kgs
• Medium pony (12-13hh) – a maximum of 750kgs
• Big pony and horses over 13hh – a maximum of 1000kgs
• The abovementioned guidelines include the cart, passengers and load
• Do not give a hot sweaty cart horse water, this can result in severe colic and can sometimes be fatal. The horse must be cool and breathing normally before it drinks water
• At the end of winter and the start of the warm season, the cart horses still have their winter coats, due to this, even at a walk, they will sweat, this must not be mistaken for abuse and overworking. Rather take note of the horses breathing to ascertain the above. It should not be panting like a dog
• Do not get into a heated discussion with the cart horse owners, rather call the emergency number for our Mobile Clinic to deal with the situation.

The Cart Horse Protection Association (CHPA) is a non-profit organization that provides static and mobile clinic services, support, education and training to under developed communities living on the Cape Flats who use horses and carts to collect scrap metal as a means of generating an income for themselves and their families. Today the horse and cart is used to for the collection of scrap metal, an industry that supports some 5000 beneficiaries living on the Cape Flats.