The centre has been open for more than 40 years, but Chris Pollit says they will be forced to shut down in order to protect the horses
A Fylde Coast equitation centre has said it will be forced to close its doors after more than four decades over controversial plans for new offshore wind farms set to disrupt life in the area.
Chris said: "It's sixth sense is amazing, like a dog. So it feels vibrations, noise, smell, sight, much more than we do. If that gets wind of something, in a school where we may have five riders going around, it's fight or flight with a horse. "The risk factor for the horses is that like with the Cavalry horses, a sudden noise and vibrations. We all felt the vibrations when they were testing the fracking and it was like an earthquake - is that going to be the same?
Works are set to be conducted on the land owned by Neil's dad, after being in their family for generations. "They're going to strip it and they're going to put a compound for heavy machinery," Neil explained. Whilst locals are not opposed to this alternative form of energy, they are concerned with the onshore cables and substations, particularly as these are planned to effect greenbelt land. The cable corridor is set to be "wider than the M55 motorway" and one of two substations will be the size of 13 football pitches and over 23 metres in height.
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