Court case

Charities get thousands as court overturns £486k inheritance case

The RSPCA and the Blue Cross are among the charities that will receive a split of the money following the Supreme Court's decision in the landmark case

Lifetime ban for owner of three lice-ridden neglected ponies

The three ponies have since made a good recovery and the RSPCA is hoping to find family homes for them

Three charged following horsemeat investigation

The charges follow an international fraud investigation involving the City of London Police, the Food Standards Agency and the Crown Prosecution Service

'I have never seen a horse this underweight still standing': owner fined for leaving horse to starve

Ann Quinn, 61, of Ashley Avenue, Bolton, had kept her thoroughbred in an emaciated state

Five years in prison for teenage driver who killed British Racing School graduate

Arthur Berry, 19, from Findon, has been jailed for five years after pleading guilty to one count of causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving

Unlicensed riding school operators fined £1k

A mother and son have been fined £1,000 and banned from keeping riding schools, for operating without a licence.

Horse left to suffer with 'horrific' maggot infested wound

A 19-year-old stallion had a serious wound that required several leg casts and a skin graft

Ban and prison sentence for Norfolk man who left horses to suffer

The horses were being kept on the site among a large number of other horses, including some which were already dead. Warning: report contains image of skeletal remains of a horse carcass

Abuse of trust by pet crematorium

Bereaved owners were given ashes of the wrong pets

Latest: decision due on Ireland's Rio showjumping place

The hearing was held at the Court for Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland

'I thought he'd broken his leg': rider wins case following road accident

The rider was awarded damages of more than £4,500

Cian O'Connor to fight for Ireland's Rio place in court

Showjumper Cian O’Connor and Horse Sport Ireland are seeking a showjumping place at Rio 2016

Top dressage rider wins court case *H&H VIP*

The case involved a purchaser who wanted to return a horse three months after buying it

£75,000 negligence claim against livery yard owner dismissed

A judge said there was no obligation for the owner to have supervised the child involved on the yard

Suspected ragwort poisoning kills two mares: Owners handed lifetime ban

The mares, both of which had foals at foot, were seized by the RSPCA on veterinary grounds in 2014

Last outstanding Hunting Act case against registered hunt collapses

A case against the Lamerton Hunt collapsed three days into a scheduled 10-day trial

Fraudulent dealer 'went to great lengths' to sell horses

Mark Allman pleaded guilty to 11 counts of fraud at Stafford Crown Court

Five-year ban for owner of horse found with 'splitting and peeling' hooves

The horse, now named Skippy, is now in the care of the RSPCA

Man jailed for sexually assaulting horse

Alan Blackman, 31, of no fixed address, admitted attempted intercourse with a horse and trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence

Careless driver fined thanks to evidence from rider's hat camera

Ian Thatcher, 39, of McCarthy Way in Finchampstead, was found guilty at Oxford Magistrates’ Court