Puppy classes aim to cut number of dog attacks on horses

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GERMANY: Asti the horse and Freya the dog take it in turns to try and bite each others heels. This unlikely game of chase was captured by German photographer Lothar Lenz on a stable-farm in Buchkoebel, just outside Frankfurt. The two unusual muckers play out a game at high speed that amazingly has never ended in tears. Despite the fact that horses are well known to bolt at the first sign of a canine menace, Asti, a 12 year old colt half-breed actually enjoys the game that he and her Belgian Shepherd friend play daily. PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANIMAL PRESS / BARCROFT MEDIA LTD UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W www.barcroftmedia.com Australasian&Pacific Rim Office, Melbourne. E info@barcroftpacific.com T +613 9510 3188 or +613 9510 0688 W www.barcroftpacific.com Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 997 1133 889 W www.barcroftindia.com
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As a direct result of discussions with dog legislation officers in the police, the British Horse Society has joined up with insurance company NFU Mutual to provide a series of puppy socialisation days.

Last month H&H reported that dog attacks on horses have almost doubled in the past year, according to the BHS.

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Amy Mathieson
Former news editor

A graduate of Exeter University, Amy joined our news team from Redpin Publishing in 2008 as news writer. She was promoted to deputy news editor in May 2013 and became news editor in April 2015. She left Horse & Hound in March 2016 to take up an editorial position in Dubai.