HORSING AROUND
Airgun shooters and rabbits have been pitting their wits against each other for as long as there have been, well, airguns and rabbits. And often the battleground is a paddock or field in which horses are kept.
The unfortunate truth is that by digging holes and scrapes, rabbits pose a real threat; a broken leg will result in a hefty vet’s bill, or worse still, the destruction of the horse.
One of my permissions is an equestrian centre and home to many millions of pounds’ worth of bloodstock. Racehorses as well as dressage, show jumping and cross-country horses roam around the many paddocks.
The threat of rabbit holes is ever-present and exacerbated by the fact that horses not only live at the centre, but train and compete there too. The thought of a horse galloping along a cross-country
