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How do we stop scene like this?

A photograph of several New Forest ponies appearing to grieve over the body of a member of their group - killed by a car - has been shared thousands of times on social media.

Hazel Hill Scrap, a chestnut mare, was clipped by a driver just off the A31 at Emery Down, and died the following day.

A friend of the horse's owner posted a picture on Facebook with the comment that she hoped it would 'make people realise that it's not just the owner who it upsets but their herd members too'.

Cathy Stride is the owner of the Pony who was killed...

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