Four of the horses were in such bad condition they had to be put down.
Alun Lloyd of Sunny Hill, Llanfyrnach, was found guilty of nine Animal Welfare Act offences split over two separate cases. He was sentenced on Tuesday (December 22) at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court, having previously failed to attend court.
A warrant had been issued for Lloyd’s arrest by magistrates at Aberystwyth Justice Centre when he failed to appear last week for sentencing having also failed to attend earlier hearings.
In addition to a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, Lloyd was disqualified from the keeping and owning of horses for 10 years, and given £1,500 in fines and costs. He cannot appeal the decade-long ban for five years.