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Well-meaning passers-by are endangering a significant number of British horses by feeding them without permission, a study has found.
The wellbeing of a significant number of British horses is being put at risk by well-meaning passers-by feeding them, a study has found.
More than three-quarters of horse owners surveyed found that their horses were fed without their permission, and 83 per cent of those responsible were families, preliminary research led by the University of Bristol Veterinary School found.
The vet school, together with the British Horse Society (BHS), are asking the public to stop feeding horses.
The survey was completed last year by 1017 owners, who indicated that feeding horses without permission had been occurring more frequently since the first Covid-19 lockdown in Britain, with more people visiting the countryside.