Do not breed unwanted foals, ISPCA tells horse owners

The ISPCA is urging horse owners to show more sense in a bid to tackle Ireland’s equine over-population crisis.

According to the charity, too many owners are allowing their horses to breed, with the result that the country is being flooded with low value foals.

With no market for them, many of these animals are abandoned, seriously neglected, or acquired by people without the adequate knowledge or means to properly care for them.