A farrier who was filmed beating a horse nine times with a hammer has been sentenced in court. Scott Manson brutally attacked the animal when he was meant to be reshoeing its hooves.
A solicitor representing the RSPCA said Manson's actions were "barbaric and cruel". He hit the horse so hard he broke the head off a hammer, they added.
Manson, 34, attacked the horse for six-and-a-half minutes when the horse was tethered to a rope, unable to escape. He was given a 12-week suspended prison sentence, a ten-year animal ban and unpaid work during a hearing at Cheltenham Magistrates Court.
