Horse left injured after ‘racing’ on A-road

A HORSE was left injured following reports of “horse racing” on an A-road.

A spokesperson from RSPCA said a horse has been placed in their care after they were called to a road near Abergavenny on Saturday evening.

Locals reported an alleged “horse race” took place on the A40, near Gilwern, after a nearby field was allegedly occupied by travellers.

One local resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, said on Saturday morning, around 50 vans occupied a field between Llangattock

and Gilwern.

They said: “While on a community litter pick on Saturday, members noticed that a field had become occupied by around 50 vans, which included food vans.

“We heard that a wedding was supposed to be taking place on Sunday, and that some of the people had travelled from Ireland.”

“The issue I have here is the gathering, we have been told by police to report raves and the rest, but they knew about this and said they could not do anything.”

By Sunday morning the field was empty apart from large industrial waste bins and a small amount of portable toilets.

Another local resident reported that a horse race had taken place between Abergavenny, Gilwern and Crickhowell. They said they a small horse had been injured in the accident.

A spokesperson for RSPCA said: “We were called to assist Gwent Police yesterday following concerns for a horse injured on a road near Abergavenny.

“The police removed the horse and placed her into our care. Anyone with any information can contact us in complete confidence by calling 0300 1234 999.”