The horse trader facing charges of animal cruelty said his animals were not suffering and claims the trial has ruined his business.
James Gray gave evidence for the first time this week and said that although his relatives were also charged with animal cruelty, he was the sole owner and had responsibility for the horses and land.
Gray, 45, said a police statement he gave in April last year which indicated his wife and two daughters, plus another teenage boy, were involved in the care of the equines, was given when he was ‘on strong medication’.
He said: “I was not very well at all. I was confined to Harlow House in High Wycombe. They wanted to section me. My wife didn’t care for them, she is frightened of horses.