A country NSW trainer has been suspended for six months after being found guilty of horse welfare offences.
Gundagai-based Michelle Teale pleaded not guilty to three of four Racing NSW charges during an inquiry this week.
Racing NSW officials inspected Teale’s stables on July 7 before the next day, assessing the condition of a paddock she used to keep racehorses.
On both occasions, they found the conditions did not meet the regulator’s minimum standards and guidelines of equine welfare.
Her licence to train was suspended on July 17.
The paddock used for racehorses Cab Pierro and Rockin’ Shamus was found to be littered with general and stable waste, including wooden pallets, furniture, tin sheets, plain wire, barbed wire, rubbish, barbeque and debris.
Teale pleaded guilty to a charge that says a registered owner, trainer or any person must ensure horses under their care are provided with proper and sufficient nutrition and water.
She was also found guilty on three other welfare-related charges.
