Sarah Moulds 'chastised' a grey pony named Bruce Almighty, according to prosecutors, after the animal ran into a road in Lincolnshire in November 2021. The 39-year-old lost her job as a teacher over the incident but denies two animal cruelty offences.
Sarah Moulds"chastised" a grey pony named Bruce Almighty, according to prosecutors, after the animal ran into a road in Lincolnshire in November 2021. The 39-year-old lost her job as a teacher over the incident but denies two animal cruelty offences.
She said:"In that moment [Bruce] has done something incredibly dangerous and, in that exact moment, I decided that the right thing to do was discipline him quickly."My intention was then, and always was, to discipline Bruce in the moment so that he does not do it again.Sarah Moulds is standing trial at Lincoln Crown Court
Moulds instructed the child to let go of Bruce's lead rope as she believed there were"a number of horrific things" that could have happened had the child attempted to hold on. She said:"I certainly will never strike a horse, discipline a horse, in that manner because my life has been torn to pieces as a result of that four-second decision."
Prosecutors told the court that Bruce had"suffered physically and mentally" from Moulds'"unnecessary and counter-productive" actions. Likening the blows to the horse being whipped in racing or showjumping, defence barrister Derek Duffy said:"Horses have pain inflicted on them in many other ways in the course of sports.Dr Green replied:"At no point is hitting your horse in the face done with care."
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