Horses are the new cows

From The Metro:

A 53-year-old woman who was found dead in a field near Dartford, Kent was almost certainly killed by a horse, police have said. The woman's body was discovered close to Darent Valley Hospital on Friday morning and her injuries suggested she had been attacked by a stallion.

A spokesman for Kent Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious and that the force was preparing a report for the coroner. "It is believed that a stallion in the field where the body was found may have caused her death," he added.

The woman, from Gravesend, was a patient at the hospital and had been told by doctors that she should go for a walk, reports the Sun. She was apparently found five hours later with the horse standing over her and injuries that indicated she had been repeatedly kicked and bitten. The animal has not yet been put down, but that may change if the authorities conclude it is likely to prove dangerous in the future.