Watch out! Attack on shetland in Aberdeenshire :-((

I don't believe those cuts were made by a dog, more like another horse. Do a search of Google Images for "stallion scarring" and see what you think.

A dog would go for a part of the body where it could get a grip, i.e. nose, throat, leg, tail, etc.

Just my usual cynical self, especially where a welfare organisation can make a bit of political capital by dramaticising the situation! But I could be wrong.
 
No - it was a dog. The SSPCA inspector lives next door to me and gave me some background. Dog being trained to fight. And the pony was restrained.

There are worrying things going on too - dogs being stolen in that area to be used for fighting - apparently coloured stickers put on gates and posts to identify dog size

If I had not heard that from this specifics person I'd think it a variation of the plaits in manes thing - but there have been a significant number of cases. The usual element of society is under suspicion.

These are not people like you and me who do this - they have a very different frame of reference.
 
I could be wrong, but I heard that a second vet opinion said that it was barbed wire... and that the SSPCA were a bit embarrassed by it, espesh as the CI who dealt with it has very little horse experience...
 
khalswitz said:
I could be wrong, but I heard that a second vet opinion said that it was barbed wire... and that the SSPCA were a bit embarrassed by it, espesh as the CI who dealt with it has very little horse experience...
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The cuts do not look like dog bites to me.

I went to a farm sale in Aberdeenshire years ago and there was a really nice TB type in a field. But it was scarred all over! Poor animal. A woman leant out of the house window and asked me if I was interested in buying it. I was not. I am pretty sure that would have been caused by barbed wire. A beautiful animal spoilt.
 
brucea said:
No - it was a dog. The SSPCA inspector lives next door to me and gave me some background. Dog being trained to fight. And the pony was restrained.

There are worrying things going on too - dogs being stolen in that area to be used for fighting - apparently coloured stickers put on gates and posts to identify dog size

If I had not heard that from this specifics person I'd think it a variation of the plaits in manes thing - but there have been a significant number of cases. The usual element of society is under suspicion.

These are not people like you and me who do this - they have a very different frame of reference.
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Bit unprofessional of the SSPCA inspector to be discussing a case with someone unrelated to it.
 
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