A mutilated dead pony was discovered in a ditch in Greywell, near Hook.
Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Sometime between December 25 and January 3, the animal's mutilated body was dumped in a ditch on Hook Road.
Police said the Skewbold pony had suffered a hip injury. Its gender could not be determined.
“At this stage we are unsure how this pony died," said Hampshire Constabulary Equine Liaison Officer, PC Stacy Beale
"However it would appear that its body has been mutilated to prevent it from being identified or its owners traced.”
Anyone with information should contact PC Beale at Yately police station on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
