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A Virginia judge set bond at $100,000 Thursday for a former horse rescuer charged with embezzling funds. Anne Shumate Williams, also known as Anne Goland, was arrested last month for the second time related to the now disban...
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The former operator of Peaceable Farm remains in a Virginia jail after her Friday bond hearing was continued. Anne Shumate Williams, also known as Anne Goland, is accused of embezzling funds from the now defunct horse rescue...
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The trial of a Montana arena owner accused of torturing his stallion is on hold as the defense appeals recent rulings by the court. Dayle Kountz is charged with aggravated animal cruelty and cruelty to animals....
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An Orange County Grand Jury indicted the former operator of a Virginia horse rescue on charges of embezzlement. The 13-count indictment was handed down against Anne Shumate Williams, also known as Anne Goland, this week....
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Animal cruelty investigators say a Rhode Island horse trader is charged with animal cruelty after a lame, aged mare was found. Phillip S. Price was charged with five citations for transporting the horse without a health cert...
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Connecticut officials seized 32 horses from Fairy Tail Equines which breeds Gypsy Vanner horses. It stems from the neglect of Villa Vanners stallion Romeo....
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Anne Goland, who also goes by the name Anne Shumate, is charged with 27 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. Ten horses were seized by authorities after Goland surrendered more than 70 horses and dozens of small animals. Go...
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A Kentucky horse trainer was sentenced to jail Friday for animal cruelty. Francis Lee McKinney was convicted of four counts of miscare and mistreatment of animals....
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A former California hunter/jumper trainer was sentenced to two-years behind bars Tuesday for horse abuse. Once released, Aron Jacques cannot own or be around any animals for 10-years....
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A Virginia rescue operator and fledgling warmblood breeder accused of starving horses is facing 27 counts of animal cruelty, authorities say. Anne Shumate Williams, who goes by the name Anne Goland, was arrested Monday and i...
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Authorities say a top show jumping horse was killed at Imperial Farms Equestrian Center in Florida. It happened at the Palmetto stable sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning....
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A former California hunter/jumper trainer charged with felony animal cruelty is in jail after failing to appear at a pretrial hearing Tuesday. The court issued a warrant for Aron Jacques's arrest....
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A former New Jersey horse rescuer accused of knowingly causing serious bodily injury to her horses, which led to their deaths, pleaded not guilty to the charges Monday. Monica Thors, of Mullica Hill, is charged with nine cou...
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The discovery of dead and emaciated animals at a Virginia horse rescue operated by Anne Goland has led to an investigation by authorities. The Orange County Sheriff's office served a search warrant at Peaceable Farm located ...
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The arrest report states James Hutchinson "intentionally committed an act of animal cruelty by repeatedly and excessively punching the horse in the head and also whipping the horse about the face and body..."...
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When training and preparing a horse for an endurance race, it’s important to have a hoof care plan and regimen in place that is consistent and reliable for the conditions found on endurance courses....
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A Charleston County Grand Jury indicted a South Carolina horse farm owner in an animal cruelty case during it's September session. Susan Rebecca Housley, of Johns Island, is accused of neglecting the care and feeding of two ...
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An Indiana horse trainer is facing animal neglect charges after 24 equines were found in emaciated condition. Brian Watts of SBK Training Ranch is charged with 15 counts of misdemeanor animal abuse....
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Oklahoma horse trainer Robert Dimitt is accused of cutting the frog out of horses' hooves to "make them run faster". He is charged with two more counts of animal cruelty bringing the total to five....
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They were the lucky ones, they got out alive of the makeshift graveyard. Ten horses, including the famous AQHA stallion, Dual Peppy, were seized from Colorado animal abuser Sherri Brunzell almost a year ago. See photos of D...
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Dayle Kountz was charged with aggravated animal cruelty and felony animal cruelty in May after he allegedly kept his stallion alive without veterinary care, although the horse was missing part of its leg....
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An accused horse abuser in Florida was sentenced to 5-years probation on Wednesday. James Richard 'Bo' Sharpe, of Okeechobee, entered into a plea deal with prosecutors....
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A second judge affirmed an earlier ruling that more than 200 neglected horses will remain with the Houston SPCA after being seized. The horses' former owners Herman and Kathleen Hoffman were ordered by the court to pay $485,...
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A federal judge in California dismissed a civil case brought against the Marin Humane Society and nine other defendants by convicted animal abuser Jill Burnell. The Gray Fox Farm owner and breeder filed suit in December 2014...
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The United Arab Emirates has been reinstated by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) after agreeing to make horse welfare a priority at Endurance events. The UAE risks suspension and being stripped of hosting the W...
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The nine-year-old was at a Florida horse auction this week, where five formerly abused horses were being sold on the auction block. Campbell was waiting to reconnect with an old friend named Dixie Belle. The pair met at the ...
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A Texas couple is facing additional charges after authorities seized 207 horses from their possession. A Montgomery County Grand Jury indicted Herman Hoffman with a felony tampering charge....
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A Texas veterinarian is facing charges of animal cruelty after officials seized 36 horses. The Waller County District Attorney's office executed a search warrant Friday at the property of Kathie Digilio....
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A Washington horse trainer was given a suspended 364-day jail sentence on Thursday. Nola Butler pleaded guilty last month to first degree attempted animal cruelty....
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A Florida judge ruled on Tuesday that the owner of Prairie Trail Riders won't be getting his horses back. James "Bo" Sharpe also isn't allowed to have any horses in his care or possession during the case's proceedings....
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A Florida farrier made the cut for the The History Channel's new series "Forged in Fire". Jonathan Porter, of Lakeland, calls the experience "a little surreal," after he was invited to New York for filming earlier this year....
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