Back in 92/93 I worked in a Hunt yard on Bodmin Moor, and we had a horse seriously "cut up" by some sicko...
After 40 + stitches to sew her scalp back on, (and me smacking my head on the floor from feinting!) we were advised by the police to forget it ever happened and dont go mentioning it, because all the people wanted was for it to hit the news and be talked about, scaring all horse owners silly...... So, no one said any more on the matter, makes me wonder if it was the right or wrong thing to do though.... I was 17 at the time, and did as I was told, but it still horrifies me to this day