A licensed NSW stablehand has been handed a two-year disqualification after being found guilty of multiple equine-welfare breaches.
Anne Flanagan was ruled guilty on three Racing NSW charges following an inspection of three retired thoroughbreds under her care at a property on the NSW south coast.
According to a Racing NSW statement, the three horses were officially in Flanagan’s charge.
The regulator said its officials, along with a veterinarian, assessed the horses and determined they were in poor body condition due to inadequate nutrition, either wholly or partially.
Flanagan received a 12-month disqualification for the primary welfare offence, plus an additional six months for each of two further charges stemming from her failure to comply with the directions and processes of Racing NSW and its stewards.