17 Sep, 2024 @ 18:03
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Watch: Horse used to ferry tourists on a carriage collapses on Spain’s Costa del Sol before driver ‘yells and hits it in the face’

A HORSE used to give tourists carriage rides around Fuengirola, Malaga has collapsed before the driver ‘hit it in the face’ and ‘yelled’ at it. 

Recently there has been much controversy surrounding the continued use of donkeys and horses as tourist ploys on the Costa del Sol. 

Mijas has become the centre of a nationwide debate as protestors claim donkeys are forced to work in unbearable heat, leaving them with welts, bruises and sores. 

Today, animal lovers have called for action yet again after a horse collapsed on Fuengirola’s seafront. 

The incident occurred this afternoon when temperatures were around 23 degrees. 

A shocked witness wrote on Facebook: “I just witness a collapsed horse on the seafront road by the harbour. They were hosing the poor animal down yelling at it. 

“Then dragged it round and hit its  face to make it stand up. It’s disgusting and upsetting. People just stood watching. It’s horrible.”

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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