Dog attacks on Horses

The increase in dog attacks on horses while out riding or even when grazing in the field has recently been brought to the attention of the BHS. This is something of great concern to the Society and we are gathering more information to assess the scale of the problem.

We would encourage anyone who has suffered as the result of a dog attack to fill in the form on our website, so that we can gauge how widespread this problem is.

The information gathered by this survey will form the basis of a guidance note and, if dog attacks are a large-scale issue, an awareness campaign.

You can download an awareness poster here for distribution in local yards and tack shops.