A 60-year-old nurse says she still suffers flashbacks from the incident in Rutland
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The 60-year-old was struck by a huntsman's horse when it jumped a gate as she monitored a meet in Rutland with the Hertfordshire Hunt Saboteurs.Rachel, who did not want to give her surname, said: "I could hear the thundering hooves behind me and then he jumped and I could feel the pressure on my back and a pain in my leg.Image caption,Using hounds to chase or kill foxes was made illegal in England and Wales in 2004 in the Hunting Act.
At the time, the Cottesmore Hunt said the woman, who did not suffer any serious injuries, deliberately put herself in the way of the horse. In February, saboteurs obtained CCTV of a group of hounds entering the private garden of a home in Hingham, Norfolk and killing a fox.Three men arrested on suspicion of hunting wild animals with dogs have been released under investigation.The Hertfordshire Hunt Saboteurs were monitoring the Cottesmore Hunt in Rutland in February
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