Custodial sentence
British grand prix dressage rider Sam Duckworth has been despatched to jail for welfare offences. H&H reported final month the 42-year-old had been convicted after an 11-day trial, and he appeared in court docket yesterday (6 December) to be sentenced. Prosecutors mentioned he was “dismissive of the RSPCA and the recommendation he was given by RSPCA vets and his personal”, including: “We discover he failed correctly to comply with recommendation on feed and worming”. Duckworth’s defence mentioned Covid restrictions meant he couldn’t be on the premises a lot, and that he did reply to requests from these on the yard, for feed, for instance. However the decide mentioned an instantaneous custodial sentence was the one approach acceptable punishment may very well be achieved.
Charlotte says sure
Charlotte Dujardin has introduced she is engaged to her long-term associate Dean Golding. The a number of medal-winning dressage rider is pregnant with the couple’s first baby, who’s due in January, and Dean popped the query at their child bathe. “To high off this lovely night, Dean stunned me with asking me to be his spouse, and naturally I mentioned sure!” Charlotte mentioned. “We sit up for all that comes subsequent.”
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Comfortable Christmas to your horse…
Or your canine, in fact! Our equine and canine members of the family are at all times high precedence, and we’ve rounded up presents for them which can be appropriate for each finances. Right here’s a number of items we all know our horses would like to obtain – they usually’d make excellent items for horse house owners, too. There are such a lot of horse deal with choices, so in case you’re on the lookout for items of the edible sort, we’ve rounded up one of the best Christmas horse treats too.
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