A Texas horse trainer is being called a hero the day after he saved more than 25 horses from drowning in Houston's raging flood waters. Justin Nelzen humbly says he isn't so sure about the title. "I'm definitely no hero," he...
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Authorities responded to Cypress Trails Equestrian Center in Humble after more than a foot of rain deluged parts of Houston in a 24 hour period. Horses struggled to keep their heads above the rising floodwaters as onlookers ...
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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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Yogi Breisner, Performance Manager and Lead for World Class Program Coach Development, says coaching is "a tremendous responsibility." He attributes that responsibility to another living creature being involved in the proces...
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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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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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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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A North Carolina dressage trainer charged with assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury accepted a plea deal. Leslie Bean, of August Dressage, pleaded guilty to assault causing serious injury....
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A Minnesota Saddle Seat trainer is charged with molesting a former riding student. Luis Felipe Rodriguez, of Prior Lake, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct....
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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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A New Jersey jumper trainer was kicked out of the Hampton Classic Horse Show after being accused of horse abuse. National competitor Devin Ryan, of River Run Stables, was turned into stewards by an alert schooling supervisor...
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North Carolina dressage trainer Leslie Bean is charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. The Autumn Dressage owner is accused of assaulting her husband with a vehicle, according to the warrant....
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Texas officials say a case of Anthrax was confirmed last week in an equine located in Uvalde County. Anthrax is a bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, according to the TAHC, which occurs naturally in many areas, i...
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The five-count indictment was handed down against Murray Rojas, Pennsylvania, a Board Member of the Pennsylvania Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association for the alleged illegal drugging of horses on race day....
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APHA trainer Brad House must register as a sex offender in Missouri, according to the St. Charles County Prosecutor's office. House had an on-going sex relationship with a minor that boarded her horse at Dardenne Creek Stabl...
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