Sentencing delayed in Spirit of Tasmania polo ponies deaths case as magistrate considers vet report
A magistrate says she cannot sentence the operator of the Spirit of Tasmania or former Australian polo captain Andrew Williams over the 2018 deaths of 16 polo ponies until fresh evidence of them "whinnying in distress" is considered.
The ponies had been competing at a polo event in Barnbougle in Tasmania's north in January 2018 and were travelling back to New South Wales on the Spirit of Tasmania.Magistrate Leanne Topher was due to sentence ferry operator TT-Line and Mr Williams today. The court heard the report from a veterinary surgeon with more than 40 years' experience, which stated the vessel's ramp should have been lowered to allow for greater ventilation.The report said the horses would have been exposed to a "vicious cycle" of rising air temperature and deteriorating air quality, which would have led to them panicking and trying to escape.
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