Court case

Man jailed for sexually assaulting horse

Alan Blackman, 31, of no fixed address, admitted attempted intercourse with a horse and trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence

Careless driver fined thanks to evidence from rider's hat camera

Ian Thatcher, 39, of McCarthy Way in Finchampstead, was found guilty at Oxford Magistrates’ Court

Man admits sexual attack on horse

The man was caught thanks to CCTV installed by the horse’s owner

Four-star event horse seized in legal battle

A legal dispute has resulted in advanced horse Just Ironic being seized by bailiffs

FEI’s latest bid to stop GCT team series due in court tomorrow

A further bid to stop the Global Champions Tour from launching its own team series is due to be heard in court tomorrow

Lifetime ban for woman who neglected seven horses

A woman who kept seven horses in "awful conditions" has been handed a lifetime ban on keeping equines by magistrates

RSPCA to stop chasing hunting cases through courts

The RSPCA has announced that it will no longer pursue those accused of illegal fox hunting through the courts

Groom stabbed to death: man charged with murder

A 22-year-old man is set to appear in court today charged with the murder of a groom who worked at a horse sanctuary in Essex

'Plague to the equestrian industry' jailed for fraud

Charmaine Kate McAllister, who targeted H&H readers, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison

Man banned from ownership after pony found starving on 'filthy allotment'

David Alex Slater of Wycherley Road, Rochdale, appeared at Bury Magistrates Court on Wednesday (3 June)

Racehorse trainer suspended for dumping 13 dead horses

Trevor Day pleaded guilty to the charge of “conduct prejudicial to the image of racing” at a Thoroughbred Racing South Australia stewards’ hearing

Two men banned from ownership after causing unnecessary suffering to a pony

The pony was suffering from wounds on his hind legs that had not been treated and had long, overgrown hooves

Man jailed after 'sexual incident' involving Shetland pony

The man described by the judge as having an "utterly disgusting perversion" was convicted of outraging public decency *Warning: you may find this article disturbing*

Horsemeat defamation claim in court

Two Ireland-based companies are coming to blows over a defamation claim that originates from last year’s horsemeat scandal

Dog owner cleared following horse attack

A woman has been cleared of any wrongdoing after her dog attacked a police horse

Former farrier admits he punched police horse

Man who claimed he feared being trampled by horse is sentenced after he punched a police horse at a football match

Charges against Devon and Somerset Staghounds dropped

The charges, based on evidence supplied by the League Against Cruel Sports, related to alleged incidents of hunting with dogs against a huntsman and two joint-masters

Polo pony 'Lady Gaga' at centre of libel case

Buyer taken to the High Court after making defamatory claims about the vendor of a polo pony

Anti-hunt campaigner found guilty of assault and harassment

The woman reportedly became “absolutely hysterical” after she witnessed a hunt's countryman shooting a fox in January

Woman banned from ownership after neglecting donkeys

One of the donkeys she kept was found so emaciated it was unable to stand; another was infested with lice and had raw wounds