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Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines knows the sting of losing more than $45,000 after a bad hire. The organization learned the hard way, choose the smart solution with due diligence using background checks. President Samuel Griffin...
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Online Fraud when Importing Horses
A horse shopping excursion to Amsterdam left a California dressage trainer the victim of online fraud for hundreds of thousands of dollars when importing horses. What can you do to protect yourself?
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NY Senate Passes Animal Protection Measures
The New York Senate passed measures aimed at bolstering animal protection. Under one measure, the maximum penalties for aggravated animal cruelty would increase from two years in prison and a $5,000 fine to four years in pri...
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FEI Lifts US Dressage Suspensions Due to Supplement Contamination
Adrienne Lyle, Kaitlin Blythe A company’s investigation confirming a horse supplement’s contamination leads to the FEI lifting the suspension of U.S. dressage riders Adrienne Lyle and Kaitlin Blythe. It comes ...
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Borells Have No Ownership Claim to 40+ Abandoned Horses: Judge
A Kentucky judge ruled Maria Borell and her father, Charles "Chuck" Borell, have no ownership claim to 42 horses abandoned in June....
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Jon Stewart Adopts ‘Paintball’ Mare
Bufflehead Farm Comedian Jon Stewart and his wife are giving a recently discarded mare her forever home at their New Jersey animal sanctuary. Lily was reportedly shot more than 100 times with paintballs although we now know ...
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40 Horses Seized in Virginia from Convicted Animal Abuser
A convicted animal abuser is under investigation after 40 horses were seized from a Virginia property, officials say. A search warrant executed at Robin Vince's Nottoway County farm revealed the remains of four horses and a ...
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EHV-1 Confirmed in NY Horse
The aged Quarter Horse mare displayed recurrent fever, inappetance, and nasal discharge. Testing confirmed the mare is positive for the non-neuropathogenic strain of EHV-1. Biosecurity measures are in place....
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Jury Finds Tennessee Walking Horse Trainer Guilty of Assault
A Maury County Circuit Court jury took an hour to find a Tennessee Walking Horse trainer guilty of assault on Tuesday. Alabama's Jamie Lawrence drove his truck at an anti-soring protester last May when he entered a horse ven...
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Fake Veterinarian Allegedly Treating Horses: Kansas Vet Board
A convicted criminal is impersonating a licensed equine veterinarian in Kansas, according to state officials. The Kansas Board of Veterinary Examiners issued an alert regarding Danny Russell Thomas, who is using the alias Ch...
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Dead, Emaciated Horses Discovered at Texas’ Second Chance Horses
Connie Lashmet is facing multiple felonies after an animal cruelty investigation led authorities to the discovery of dead and emaciated horses at a Livingston property. Polk County Sheriff Deputies seized more than two dozen...
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NY Appeals Court Upholds Brigid Colvin’s GABA Suspension
Brigid Colvin was one of two "horse trainers" suspended after Tori Colvin's mount Inclusive, owned by Betsee Parker, tested positive for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) at the 2014 USHJA International Hunter Derby Championshi...
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Court Upholds Brigid Colvin’s GABA Suspension
A New York judge upheld the GABA suspension of Brigid Colvin imposed by the United States Equestrian Federation....
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Judge Dismisses Jill Burnell Suit Against Local Humane Society
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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Trainer Luis Pena Banned from Racing for 1700+ Equine Drug Violations
Harness racing trainer Luis Pena has been banned from the sport for illegally drugging horses more than 1700 times, according to the New York State Gaming Commission....
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Warmblood Breeder Convicted of Animal Abuse Sues Humane Society for $15 Million
A convicted animal abuser sues a local humane society for $15 million. California Warmblood breeder Jill Burnell of Gray Fox Farm alleges her rights were violated....
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NJ Appellate Ruling Affirms Importance of Contract Terms
The Georgia woman suing dressage trainer Cesar Parra for fraud, and other issues, may not get her day in court. A New Jersey Appellate Court reversed a lower court’s decision Monday....
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Patrik Kittel Reignites Rollkur Controversy at Olympics
Photos capturing Swedish dressage rider, Patrik Kittel, at the 2012 Olympics has reignited the rollkur debate in the horse community. Kittel was warming up his horse, Scandic, when the image was captured. See the photos and ...
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Leland Neff Comes Clean: A Work of Art
Ten minutes after his interview with Rate My Horse PRO Leland Neff posted to the search’s Facebook that a missing horse was found. We obtained information suggesting Neff had not been disclosing the truth about his 22 miss...
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