The Staffordshire bull terrier sunk its teeth into TJ Cathrae and his horse during a violent encounter on Camel Trail, a popular cycleway in Cornwall. TJ was out for a hack with wife Bethany when the dog broke free from its harness near the Wadebridge end of the trail.
But police have told the couple that in order to prosecute, they need independent witnesses to come forward.
That’s despite TJ suffering broken ribs, a swollen stomach and a jaw injury, and having had to take time off work to recover.
Speaking Cornwall Live, Bethany said: “On Thursday we went for a ride down the Camel Trail. We boxed the horses up and took them down there. We’d been out an hour and a half and were 10 minutes from getting back at the Wadebridge end of the trail.
“We passed a woman holding a dog who looked like she was struggling a bit. We gave them a wide berth and carried on as the dog kept barking. We got past them and then heard her call out ‘sorry’.
“I looked down and could see the dog had broken out of the harness and was launching itself at us.”
TJ then fell from the horse and went…
