Rider’s warning after toe smashed while wearing slip-on shoes *warning: graphic image*

A rider who needed surgery after she fractured her toe in three places when her mare stood on her has urged others not be complacent about footwear around horses.

Lottie Crowne-Spencer, 20, from Essex was taking part in a photoshoot with her horse Millie on 26 August when the mare accidentally stood on her foot.

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Article written by: Becky Murray