‘I thought I’d lost him’: horse goes down in terrifying dog attack

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A rider who thought she had lost her horse when he fell to the floor in a terrifying dog attack has urged owners to use a muzzle if their dogs are not safe with other animals.

Clare Hurd from South Yorkshire was returning from a hack with friends on her 14.1hh seven-year-old cob Max on Sunday (7 April) when two dogs tied up outside a shop in Goldthorpe got loose.

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Article written by: Becky Murray