A PRIMARY school teacher has appeared in court after she was filmed slapping and kicking a horse.
Sarah Moulds, 37, was charged with two Animal Welfare offences after the RSPCA launched an investigation.
She has today appeared at Boston Magistrates Court for her first appearance on the charges.
The mum-of-two was bailed until a plea hearing at Lincoln Crown Court later in February.
Moulds has been charged with causing a grey pony called Bruse unnecessary suffering.
She faces a second charge of failing to take reasonable steps to protect the pony from pain, suffering or injury.
Moulds, who is well known in the equestrian community, was taking part in a Cottesmore Hunt meet on November 6 last year in countryside known as “The Drift” in Gunby, Lincolnshire.
In the footage a white horse trots away from the back of a trailer before it is stopped by a young rider.
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A woman dressed in cream breeches and a navy jacket then grabs the reins of the animal before kicking its body and slapping it repeatedly as it tries to pull away.
Moulds lives with her plumber husband Daniel and children in the village of Somerby, Leicestershire, where she had worked as a teacher.
But she lost her job last month after she was initially suspended following the outrage.
Speaking on the decision to sack the teacher, Mowbray Education Trust Chief Operating Officer Paul Maddox said: "I can confirm that Sarah Moulds' employment with the Trust has been terminated.
"As a Trust we are committed to ensuring the best standard of education for all of our young people and we look forward to continuing this throughout the 2021/22 academic year and beyond."
Mrs Moulds was also a director of the Knossington and Somerby Pre-School before being axed.
It is understood she also lost her role with the local Pony Club branch.
After anti-hunt saboteurs released the clip she received death threats and was forced into hiding with her family.
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