A horse was put to sleep after its hoof got stuck in a cattle grid while attached to a sulky.
The incident, which has been described as "appalling" by animal welfare charity My Lovely Horse Rescue, happened in The Curragh on Wednesday evening. The Kildare Fire Brigade and some members of the Defence Forces rushed to the scene to help the distressed animal but it unfortunately had to be put down.
Speaking to Dublin Live, co-founder of My Lovely Horse rescue Martina Kenny said a long-time supporter of the charity witnessed the horse running over the cattle grid and called them straight away.
