A man who stabbed, slashed and strangled horses in a field has been jailed.

Christopher John Wixey crashed into the back of a horse as he drove along Tysoe Road in Kineton

Kieran Quinn, 36, and his partner Jamie Aston, 32, stole from horse-riders. They took items like stirrups as they waited during international competitions

People taking selfies with ponies at a tourist hotspot caused a new-born foal to fall to its death from a cliff, a farmer has said.

The devastated horse owner says her family is desparate for their prized horse to be returned after it was allegedly taken in the dead of night.

Keeping and maintaining horses is big business stretching into hundreds or even thousands of pounds in expenses for food, equipment and general wellbeing.

The driver of a Skoda Fabia was airlifted to hospital

The Cotswold Hunt has been fined £5,000 and key members have been suspended over footage which seemed to show a fox being found buried alive.

Last month, the Cotswold Hunt was suspended by the British Hound Sports Association after footage aired of an alive fox thought to have been buried by the hunt in a bag underground.

Police say they’ve not been able to locate the horse.

A Tory Police and Crime Commissioner has been accused by the Countryside Alliance of not understanding his own anti-hunting rules.

We were called to an address near Willowbank in Fazeley at 8.04am on Sunday (16 April) following reports that three horses had been found with multiple stab wounds.

Police are appealing for help to find a stolen horse box, used by a vet to treat a highly contagious infection.

A THIEF who stole a horsebox from a village outside Taunton was caught driving off minutes later on CCTV belonging to the horsebox owner's friends.

New regulations ensure officers, staff, volunteers no 'personal links to hunts'
Chris Packham welcomed Wiltshire Police decision, urged others to follow suit
But Countryside Alliance blasted decision to ban as 'blatant discrimination'