maintenance costs mean few owners can keep up with costs after a horse . With so many more horses than ever are being bred . Last year , the RSPCA alone brings in 1,500 , many of them as pets .
Increasing costs mean few owners can keep up with looking after a horse . With dwindling buyers more horses than ever are being abandoned . Last year , the RSPCA alone took in 1,500 , many of them family pets .