http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/23/section/4Control of Horses Act 2015An Act to make provision for the taking of action in relation to horses which are on land in England without lawful authority; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2015-04-222015-05-26 41After section 4 of the Animals Act 1971 insert—4A1This section applies where a horse is on any land in England without lawful authority.2The person to whom the horse belongs is liable for—aany damage done by the horse to—ithe land, oriiany property on it which is in the ownership or possession of the freeholder or occupier of the land, andbany expenses which are reasonably incurred by a person detaining the horse under section 7A or 7B of this Act—iin keeping the horse while it cannot be restored to the person to whom it belongs or while it is detained under section 7A or 7B of this Act, oriiin ascertaining to whom it belongs.This is subject to the other provisions of this Act.3For the purposes of this section a horse belongs to the person in whose possession it is.2In section 4 of that Act (liability for damage and expenses due to trespassing livestock), at the end insert—3This section does not apply in relation to horses on land in England (as to which, see section 4A).3In section 5 of that Act (exceptions from liability)—ain the heading and in subsection (1), for “4” substitute “ 4A ”;bafter subsection (5) insert—5AA person is not liable under section 4A of this Act in respect of a horse which strays from a highway when its presence there was a lawful use of the highway.;cin subsection (6), after “section 4 of this Act” insert “ , or under section 4A of this Act so far as relating to a straying horse in England, ”.4In section 10 of that Act (application of certain enactments to liability under sections 2 to 4), and in the heading to that section, for “4” substitute “ 4A ”.