Martina Kenny from My Lovely Horse Rescue says there's a lack of regulation.
A Moyvalley-based animal welfare group says there should be a system similar to driving licences for people operating horse-drawn carriages.
It comes after a horse was reportedly kicked after it collapsed on the road at Christchurch in Dublin over the weekend.
Martina Kenny from My Lovely Horse Rescue says there's a lack of regulation.

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