RSPCA: Sussex horse owner loses appeal over ban
A horse owner from Sussex, who was banned from keeping horses for five years, has lost her appeal over the ban.
Christine Hawkins, aged 49, of Ash Road, Horley, had admitted in October causing unnecessary suffering to Tommy, a bay colt, and Yankee Doodle, a grey roan colt, who became extremely thin in her care.
Hawkins appealed at Maidstone Crown Court today (29 January) on the grounds that horses were her livelihood as she was a saddler and a riding instructor. But the judge dismissed her appeal and told her that the fact she was an equine professional was an ‘aggravating feature’ of his decision to ban her.
He also ordered her to pay a further £300 costs.
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