Sorry Sorcha, but it doesn't matter to me whether it is a Dartmoor pony that is affected or one of Camilla's best hunters, they are all innocent animals who are subject to a nations greed, directly or indirectly.
For those of us who really are suffering, Royal bashing just isn't an issue at the moment, and as for compensation, there is info on the MAFF website threaded above if you care to look, but no amount of compensation can replace, in some instances generations of hard work. Lucy