Volunteers on horseback join the fight against rural crime in Dorset countryside

Volunteers on horseback join the fight against rural crime in Dorset countryside

A group of volunteers on horseback are helping to fight rural crime in Dorset.

The riders began patrolling the county's bridleways and country lanes this week and will gather intelligence and report anything suspicious.

Mounted volunteer Tamsin Doar said: "You do quite often come across livestock worrying, where dogs are off the lead upsetting livestock, suspicious vehicles and activity - stuff like that."

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