Four horses killed in separate road collisions in six weeks
Horse & Hound Trending: Library image. Credit: no credit A rider whose horse had to be put down after being hit by a car has spoken of her heartbreak as she refused to leave her mare’s side – as the British Horse Society (BHS) reports four horse deaths on the roads in six weeks. A BHS spokesman said the four separate incidents, which took place in Cumbria, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Leicestershire, all occurred during daylight hours and each involved a car driving “straight into the back” of the horses. All four riders, who had been wearing high vis, were injured ; two r...
Source: horseandhound.co.uk