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Football thug who punched police horse in the head ordered to pay just £1,200 fine
police horse in the head has been ordered to pay just £1,200 for the heinous act.Peter Mincher, 43, punched the horse known as Blaise prior to the National League play-off final in June last year.He was there to see Hartlepool United take on Torquay at Ashton Gate in Bristol, with promotion to League Two on the line.Photos and videos of the attack went viral at the time, and a court in Bristol heard this week how he punched the poor animal.He was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal at Bristol Magistrates' Court, and ordered to pay costs and a victim surcharge, totalling £1,215.A second man was jailed for four weeks after being found guilty of punching another man at the same stadium while attending a different match.