Horse with broken leg left untreated for nearly eight weeks

A man who ignored vets’ advice and left a horse with a badly broken leg to suffer for weeks has been sent to prison.

His 11-year-old gelding was found unable to bear weight on the affected leg, with pressure sores from lying down, and muscle wastage. He had been left to suffer for nearly eight weeks, and X-rays later showed a bone was in three pieces.

Ian Reidy, of Springfield Avenue, Hereford, was jailed for 12 weeks and given a lifetime ban on owing equines, which he may not appeal for 10 years, at Hereford Magistrates’ Court on 2 March. The 41-year-old had pleaded guilty to one welfare charge.

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Article written by: Eleanor Jones