HC Deb 28 February 1977 vol 927 c89W
Mr. Farr

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what was the total number of horses and ponies exported to the Continent alive in each of the last three

1974 1975 1976
Horses and ponies, other than pure-bred breeding animals (numbers) 3,873 3,834 3,634
Horse and pony meat (thousand metric tons) 1 1 5
These figures cover exports to Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. All the horses and ponies were for racing, riding, exhibition or recreational purposes.

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