London horses – live: Quaker ‘not looking good’ as whistleblower claims barrack conditions ‘horrific’

27 Apr 2024 • 3:19 PM MYT
The Independent
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One has since been transferred to an equine hospital while the others remain under close observation.

It came as an alleged whistleblower at Hyde Park Barracks explained that she saw rats roaming around where the horses are kept and that they were often given “dirty water”.

The former volunteer, giving her name as Kate, told LBC the horses would sometimes “only have exercise for an hour a day, and very little sunlight, often stuck inside.”

An Army spokesperson told The Independent: “We take the health and wellbeing of our military working horses extremely seriously. They are well looked after, exercised daily and have 24/7 direct access to world-class veterinary care.”