Ban for owner of stallion found with broken bone sticking out of his leg

The owner of a pony found with a fractured bone protruding from his wounded leg has been banned from keeping equines for five years.

William Cassie, of Portstown Farm, Inverurie, was found guilty of two counts of causing unnecessary suffering, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on 14 August.

The 62-year-old was found to have failed to provide veterinary treatment for the Shetland stallion, who had a compound fracture to his leg and had to be put down at the scene owing to the severity of his injuries.

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Article written by: Becky Murray