Calls for yard inspections after two fillies die at stud

The owner has settled out of court with the stud’s insurers over the deaths of her two young home-bred horses

- ELEANOR JONES

THE owner of two fillies who died at a stud says she would like to see all yards offering livery to be inspected as she does not want anyone else to have similar experiences.

Newton Stud’s insurers have settled with Gaynor Kingston over Ebony and Constance’s deaths six years ago.

“They were by my talented jumping stallion, Cornetto King, out of a state premium mare,” Mrs Kingston said. “I was so excited for their futures.”

Mrs Kingston said her solicitors consulted experts including vets and a specialist in welfare and livery, and that they and an independent vet witness considered the care, treatment or management of the fillies inadequate.

Mrs Kingston said Constance “foundered without pain relief ” owing to failure to properly treat foot abscesses, and the expert vet concluded that the yard could not have diligently inspected her feet.