Three men have pleaded guilty to threatening and abusive behaviour in a brawl at the Avon Vale Hunt in Lacock on December 27.
The men appeared in Salisbury Magistrates Court yesterday (Wednesday, April 6).
Callum James Lewis, 26, of Wood Lane, Chippenham, pleaded guilty to using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour with intent to cause fear of/provoke unlawful violence.
He was given a £554 fine and ordered to pay a £54 surcharge and £84 costs.
Evan Scott Lorne, 18, of The Lye, Seend, pleaded guilty to using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour with intent to cause fear of/provoke unlawful violence.
He was given a £200 fine and ordered to pay £43 surcharge and £390 costs.
William Richard Renny, 30, of Flint Crescent, Westbury, pleaded guilty to using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour with intent to cause fear of/provoke unlawful violence.
He was fined £538 and ordered to pay a £54 surcharge and £85 costs.
Andrew Purbrick, 59, of Woodland View, Dilton Marsh, and Adrian Earl, 53, of Quemerford, Calne, are also due to appear at Swindon Magistrates Court on April 13 in connection with the same incident.
They have not yet entered pleas.
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A petition signed by thousands of people alleges that one of the officers present at the meet was personally connected to the Avon Vale Hunt.
An investigation is ongoing.
A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: "We’ve undertaken a review of our policing approach regarding this incident and, upon the conclusion of these criminal proceedings, we will publish a summary of this review."
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