Have you seen a man who was kicked in the head by a horse?
Date of alert:
Thursday, 11 August 2022
Crime Ref:
Force:
55220127991
Dorset Police
POLICE are looking for a man who is believed to have been kicked in the head by a horse after riding it bareback.
Officers are investigating the reported theft of a horse and equipment from the Waterston area near Dorchester and are trying to trace a man who is believed to have been kicked in the head by the horse involved.
The horse was allegedly stolen between 7.30pm on Saturday, August 6 and the morning of Sunday, August 7. Four head collars were also stolen.
The horse was found nearby on the morning of Sunday August 7 and has been returned to its owner, but has sustained several injuries.
Following enquiries by Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team, a 20-year-old man from the Dorchester area was arrested on suspicion of theft of a horse and tack. He has been released under investigation.
