Katie Price sparks concerns after animal fans spot alarming detail in new photo

has sparked alarm amongst animal lovers in a new snap she has shared to her social media channel. The former model has s and has had dozens of pets in recent years.

Famously, horses have a soft spot in Katie's heart, and she has previously competed at the Horse of the Year show on her horse, Jordan's Glamour Girl. But in a new update, Katie, 46, has taken to social media to share an image of her out riding her horse, Wallis, who she has had since he was eight-years-old, as the temperatures across the country continued to rise ahead of summer.

Sharing the snap with her 2.7 million followers on Meta's platform, Katie beamed as she proudly sat on the stunning black horse in the sunshine. The telly star looked every inch the equestrian expert as she donned a pair of black jodhpurs, black riding boots and a premium horse riding helmet.

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Captioning her upload, Katie penned: "Everyday routine out riding. My happy place." Her post which has been liked thousands of times was soon flooded with mixed responses. Some animal lovers noticed that the bit in the horses mouth, used for the reins appeared to be too tight.

One follower penned: "His bit is way too tight! Come on Katie, this is basic know how for horses." A second added: "Jesus loosen the bit ffs." "Ouch! What have you done to the mouth - needs bigger bit and loosen the rein," commented another. A fourth concerned fan added: "Noseband and bit both too high, nice horse though."

But some leapt to Katie's defence, with one writing: "Horses are soul medicine of the best kind." A second went on to say: "I don't care where Katie got the horse from it's a lovely photo and why do people have a problem with anyone having a happy place move on and stop b****ing about her them without sin cast the first stone."

Another typed: "Lovely pic so what if she is riding someone elses horse she can ride. Why do the Karen's of the have to be picky and mean. Just because you're not happy with your life don't be b***y about others u mite just get good karma back." But over the years, there has been concern for Katie's animals.

In 2020, a petition was made to put a ban in place to stop her from owning animals. The petition launched on change.org has since had over 37,000 signatures following some heartbreaking revelations about Katie's pets.

Her beloved German Shepherd dog was killed on the A24 close to her home, seven months after another of her was killed on the same road.

Her horse was also killed on the same road after breaking free from Katie's fields. In 2020, her French Bulldog puppy Rolo suffocated after becoming trapped under a chair.

Katie has previously described Wallis as her "sidekick through thick and thin." She has previously shown appreciation to her horse with a loving post saying in August, saying: "I've been riding horses since I was 7 and I've had Wallis since he was 8, he is now nearly 22, horses are my life and passion."

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