Horse injured after being spooked by quads

    Photo Credit - RACHEL ROSELYN HATFIELD

    Police are on the hunt for quad bike riders after a horse was injured near Skipton.

    A rider was out on her horse from Draughton Riding Centre on Sunday 24 March when the quads and a motorbike approached on a lane.

    The riding centre said the quad drivers revved their engines causing the horse to fall into a ditch and bolt. A witness said they then gave chase to the animal

    Police said "there could have been life-changing injuries".

    North Yorkshire Police said it understood the vehicles travelled from the Bradford area and may have returned through Addingham and Ilkley.

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