We hear Sue’s experience after 10 years’ worth of big cat sightings and incidents around her stables in Essex. Her daughter and sons have had close sightings, and in one of Sue’s encounters she was next to a black panther in the stable yard at dusk. Sue describes some severe impacts on two of the horses after close confrontations with a big cat, and she explains the ongoing extra costs she is faced with in feed and vets’ bills, managing the stables alongside the varying visits of big cats.  Words of the week:   foxlights  predator deterrent 11 December 2023