THE equine charity My Lovely Horse Rescue welcomed a suspended sentence and three-year disqualification from keeping animals handed down at a recent Dublin District court case.

On October 21st 2016, a member of the public reported an emaciated carriage horse operating in Dublin’s Temple Bar area to Gardaí at Pearse Street and also notified My Lovely Horse Rescue.

An MLHR spokesperson said they were pleased with the sentence as “it sends a strong message that cruelty will not be tolerated by the courts.”

Since November 2016, the horse, now named Sean, has been gelded and looked after by MLHR fosterers. For more on MLHR, visit www.gofundme.com/hay-feed-bedding-and-vets or their website www.mylovelyhorserescue.com

DROWNED HORSE

Meanwhile a dead horse was removed from the canal near Kylemore, Bluebell, Dublin 12, earlier this week after being spotted floating in the water by shocked office workers. The bay horse was one of a number of horses, including young foals, that graze alongside the canal.