The Kirby Muxloe village website

Last week my daughter was out walking our dog when an extremely large horse came galloping down Main Street. Whilst not surprised to see a horse in the village, she was surprised, a) by its size, b) by the fact it was unaccompanied and c) by the sight of an exhasted farmer making chase of it.

My daughter is not what you would call a horsey person but she said the horse was magnificent and sleek but appeared a little more than startled as it then bolted up Blood Hill still being pursued by the farmer. Whilst she had concerns for the horse she said she felt the distress of the farmer, how he must have felt when single handedly trying to recapture this huge scared animal, but also how onlookers may portray him and the unusual incident. I hope any others that witnessed this event have the same clarity of mind.