Court case
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Treatment in prison will be better than the care you gave animals, jailed pensioner told in horror farm sentencing
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Suspended sentence for man who used vehicle to chase badly injured horse *Warning: graphic content*
Stephen Lees, 61, of St Asaph, was given an 18-week suspended prison sentence and banned from keeping horses for 18 months after a mare was found with halter injuries so severe that bone was exposed
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Injunction issues in Totilas semen legal dispute *H&H Plus*
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Groom seriously injured in fall appealing court decision after failed compensation bid *H&H Plus*
Lisa Ford, who will likely never ride again after a horse reared up and landed on her, is appealing the High Court’s verdict after losing her claim for compensation
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Legal case over pony shows there are no winners in court *H&H Plus*
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Legal case over horse being put down sparks warning *H&H Plus*
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Horse sues former owner in ground-breaking court case
The state’s supreme court previously ruled that animals could be the victims of crime and had legally protected rights allowing this case to be brought
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Hunts cleared of wrongdoing after legal battles
Three hunt members have had their convictions overturned and a huntsman has been found not guilty following allegations of offences under the Hunting Act
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£198k damages for injured rider overturned: judge spent four days reading judgement
The case dealt with a man who fell from his horse after, it was claimed, the horse was spooked by a car
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Con artist posed as top showjumper to swindle £280k from victims
The "deceptive and malicious" scammer — whose victims included his own girlfriend — has been jailed
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Life ban for dealer who kept horses in squalid conditions
The dealer was also ordered to pay almost £3,500 and was given a 12-week suspended sentence for each offence
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Charities get thousands as court overturns £486k inheritance case
The RSPCA and the Blue Cross are among the charities that will receive a split of the money following the Supreme Court's decision in the landmark case
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Lifetime ban for owner of three lice-ridden neglected ponies
The three ponies have since made a good recovery and the RSPCA is hoping to find family homes for them
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Three charged following horsemeat investigation
The charges follow an international fraud investigation involving the City of London Police, the Food Standards Agency and the Crown Prosecution Service
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'I have never seen a horse this underweight still standing': owner fined for leaving horse to starve
Ann Quinn, 61, of Ashley Avenue, Bolton, had kept her thoroughbred in an emaciated state
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Guilty verdict for dealers and vet in large-scale fraud case
Aniela Jurecka, Charlotte Johnson and vet David Smith were found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation on Monday at Maidstone Crown Court
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Five years in prison for teenage driver who killed British Racing School graduate
Arthur Berry, 19, from Findon, has been jailed for five years after pleading guilty to one count of causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving
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Unlicensed riding school operators fined £1k
A mother and son have been fined £1,000 and banned from keeping riding schools, for operating without a licence.
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Horse left to suffer with 'horrific' maggot infested wound
A 19-year-old stallion had a serious wound that required several leg casts and a skin graft
