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Edited by Oscar Williams
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OPINION
REPORTS of horses being worked to death at the Appleby Horse Fair were shocking. When it comes to punishing those responsible it will be a long haul. A successful prosecution depends on securing enough credible evidence to satisfy the criminal standard of proof and even then there's a backlog in the courts.
It shows why calls for regulated horse sport