James Gray appears in court on transportation of horses charges
Buckinghamshire horse trader James Gray appeared at Folkestone Magistrates Court on 25 March to face five welfare charges related to horses he transported through Dover.
It is alleged that on 4 September and 17 October 2007 Gray, of Spindle Farm, Amersham, transported horses in an unsuitable lorry that did not have partitions and was not licensed to carry animals on long journeys.
He is also accused of failing to cooperate with a notice asking him to cease using the vehicle.
The charges are being brought by Kent County Council.
Gray has pleaded not guilty to all the charges and the trial has been adjourned until 27-28 May.
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.