Rider injured in ‘fall at pace’ as ‘pit bull’ let free chased her horse


  • A rider “fell off at pace” when a canine believed to be a pit bull was once let off its lead and chased her horse.

    Better Manchester Police have launched an image (above) of 2 folks they want to discuss to as they examine the “scary” incident, which happened in Altrincham at about 6.50pm on 6 July.



    “The girl was once using her horse in a box almost about the Woodhouse Lane Waste and Recycling Centre, in a space referred to as The Moss,” a police spokesman stated.

    “Two men approached the girl, ahead of letting their canine, believed to be a pit bull, off its lead. The canine chased the pony, inflicting the rider to fall off at pace, and leading to non life-threatening or life-changing accidents.”

    The lads left the realm, police stated. It’s understood that the pony was once unhurt however that it took the rider a while to “to find and calm the animal”.

    PC Lee, from Better Manchester Police’s Trafford district, stated: “This was once an excessively scary incident for the rider, who was once harm because of the canine working in opposition to her.

    “We’re lately having a look into all related traces of enquiry, and I’d ask someone who is aware of the rest to delight get involved.”

    Somebody with any data is requested to name police on 101, quoting crime reference quantity CRI/06MM/0012349/23, or make a record on-line. There could also be the method to name Crimestoppers, in self belief, on 0800 555111.

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