A PRIMARY School teacher is under investigation by the RSPCA after a woman was filmed hitting and kicking a horse. Sarah Moulds, 37, from Knossington, Leicestershire, is accused of abusing the animal after footage – shared by an anti-hunting group \- was leaked online.
Friends of the TenthThe 37-year-old is a teacher at her local primary school '/ ' The mum-of-two is thought to be a teacher at Somerby Primary School and a director of the Knossington & Somerby Pre-School in Leicestershire. According to social media, she is also a team leader of a local branch of the Pony Club, where children can ...learn 'to ride horses ' and have fun in a safe and caring environment,... its website says. Local reports adds that she regularly participates in her local foxhound hunting pack – believed to be one of the oldest in Britain . The Cottesmore Hunt, based in Rutland, were reportedly one of the first to react to the incident – saying they did not condone the actions shown in the video ...under any circumstances.... What happened in horse video? In the sickening video, which has since been viewed more than two million times, the female rider was seen lashing out at the white pony after it ran into the road in the East Midlands. It was shared by Hertfordshire Hunt Saboteurs, an anti-hunting group, who posted the horror footage online after monitoring the event. Most read in News ICY BLAST Exact date SNOW will hit UK revealed - and it's much sooner than you think ABUSE FURY Primary school teacher seen punching and kicking horse SUSPENDED and 'in hiding' BACK TO THE FUTURE 'Time traveller from 2027' posts video 'proof' he's 'last man on Earth' LET OFF Mum furious as schoolgirls who punched her daughter, 14, 37 times WON'T be expelled 'OUR BEAUTIFUL BOY' Heartbroken mum pays tribute to 'sweet boy' mauled to death by pitbull chilling text Dad who killed son, 3, told Brit celeb stylist mum her 'hell had just begun' The woman alleged to be Moulds, dressed in cream jodhpurs and a navy jacket, can be seen acting aggressively towards the animal. The female hunter is filmed kicking and punching the horse before pulling it into a horsebox by its head collar. After the horror footage was posted online dozens of people contacted the RSPCA to report the incident. The RSPCA said in a statement: ...This footage is really upsetting. We will always look into complaints made to us about animal welfare. Has the teacher been sacked? On Wednesday it was reported that the teacher had been suspended from her job at the primary school amid an RSPCA probe into the incident. It came as the mother closed down her social media accounts and was said to be staying at a secret location after receiving abuse and threats. A statement released this evening from Mowbray Education Trust states: "We can confirm that a member of staff has been suspended pending a formal investigation into an incident that occurred at the weekend. "We will not be making any further comment while the investigation is in progress.... A neighbour and fellow rider in her home village near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, told Sun Online that she is now fearing for her life amid the online backlash. 
Hertfordshire Hunt SaboteursSarah is accused of abusing a horse after a video was shared online '/ ' "She's had to go away after receiving death threats and loads of vile abuse," the concerned neighbour said. ...It's awful and has got very much out of hand. She fears for her life." The woman added: "She has young children and she is worried about them as well as herself. The neighbour, who didn't want to be named, declined to comment on the alleged abuse after Mould's uncle claimed that she was just "telling the horse off. However, her neighbour added: "I don't know what happened and in what context but what is now happening to Sarah is horrible. "She's terrified of being in her own home in case someone targets her or her kids there." An RSPCA card with a handwritten note was reportedly pinned to the front door of her house just hours after the incident went viral. It said: "Please get in contact ASAP.... Source:
