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08 March 2019

Isabel Hurley on 08 Mar 2019

NEWS: Winning records of cruelty case horses revealed

Some of the horses and ponies in the Myshall cruelty cases are now recovered and successfully rehomed by the ISPCA

Isabel Hurley

8 March 2019

Horse A: One of the racehorses found by the ISPCA in the Myshall cruelty case, Co Carlow. The ISPCA found he had eight runs, one win at Punchestown and a second place at Navan, earnings of c€9,000. He was euthanised shortly after this photo was taken (Photo: ISPCA)

Horse B: One of the rescued Myshall horses collapsed in the ISPCA stable the day after being rescued and was euthanised shortly after thi s photograph was taken. The ISPCA found this horse had 41 races at tracks such as Sandown, Goodwood, Newbury and Windsor and won five times with earnings of over £25,000. He once sold for £10,000 (Photo: ISPCA)

Horse C: ISPCA photo of former winnning racehorse, now called Kingfisher (on right), on the day he was found in the Myshall cruelty case. He was six years old at the time. The ISPCA found he had 16 runs and one win at Leopardstown. He also ran at tracks such as Punchestown and the Curragh and had earnings of c. €11,000. (Photo: ISPCA)

Ciara Heuston with a recovered Kingfisher, pictured last week, He now has a lifetime home with Ciara and her family and is doing very well (Photo: ISPCA)

A close up of Kingfisher, happily rehomed with Ciara Heuston and her family (Photo: ISPCA)

Lark, one of the rescued ponies from the Myshall cruelty case, Co Carlow, now recovered and jumping with her new owners (Photo: ISPCA)

SPCA Chief Inspector Conor Dowling (Photo: ISPCA)

TWO former winning racehorses were among 11 horses and ponies found in the Myshall cruelty case and their racing records brought to light by the ISPCA this week.

Horse A (pictured) was euthanised shortly after this image was taken on the day he was found dying at the Co Carlow premises in question in April 2015.