CONVICTED (2023) | smallholder Katrianna Jade Rich, born 4 May 1994, of 4 Lower Peasedown, Peasedown St John, Bath BA2 8AH – starved a horse over a prolonged period and left him to suffer.
Rich pleaded guilty to animal welfare offences following an investigation by the RSPCA
The court heard how Rich, who ran a smallholding with a number of horses, sheep and goats, was visited by RSPCA Inspector Daniel Hatfield and a field officer from World Horse Welfare on February 9, 2023 after welfare concerns were raised.
While there, they discovered a horse named Murphy, who despite being covered with three rugs, was in visibly poor condition.
Inspector Hatfield said: “I could still easily see his hip bones sticking through the rugs, appearing in really poor body condition and once the rugs were removed you could see just how poor bodily condition he was in.
“You could see his ribs, hips and spine easily and he stood there with his head stooped down looking extremely depressed and you could see the dips in the side of his head.”
A vet was called to examine Murphy, who was found to be emaciated with a body condition score of just 0.5 out of 5. He also had poor feet with overgrown hooves which were impacted with debris, including embedded stones, and poor dental health, including a fractured tooth.
He was certified as suffering by the vet and was taken into possession by police and passed into the care of the RSPCA.
Further tests found he had a high worm burden but showed nothing abnormal to account for the poor body condition, aside from prolonged starvation.
Murphy gained weight once in the care of the RSPCA by simply being given a normal diet.
Sentencing | nine week curfew; £400 costs. Banned from keeping horses for 10 years.
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Katrianna Rich was only prosecuted in relation to Murphy, but there is evidence shared on social media that he was not the only horse neglected by her.
Katrianna Rich is a self-employed beautician and manicurist who has traded under the names Rich’s Beauty Den and Katrianna Pinup Parlour.
She also provides pet services under the name The Smallholder Fairy Pet Services & Groomer and Canis Canine.
Whore
Many people love horses, I used to ride myself but the first thing you learn about their care and upkeep is that it costs a lot of time and a lot of money. Why this is so difficult for people to grasp is beyond me. Yet this type gets them,sticks them in a shed with a field and wonders why they get sick and why they can’t cope with their livestock.
Just because you fancy having them doesn’t give you a right to have them. That goes for any dependent animal.
Pathetic.