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 do...
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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...
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BREAKING: Florida Drops Darren Chiacchia Felony Case
Olympic Three-day eventer Darren Chiacchia of Independence Farms tells us, “It’s finally over." ...
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STATE OF FLORIDA vs. ELENA RICHART ESCODA
Elena Richart Escoda was arrested for theft after she allegedly stole three horses from her customer worth $220,000....
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Notorious NY Dressage Trainer Charged with Felony Grand Larceny
A New York dressage trainer, with a long list of aliases and arrests, is in trouble with the law again. Kimberly Martin, of Warwick,...
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SC Grand Jury Indicts Kennerleigh Farm Owner for Animal Cruelty
A Charleston County Grand Jury indicted a South Carolina horse farm owner in an animal cruelty case during it's September session....
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Dressage's Bean Pleads Guilty to Assault
A North Carolina dressage trainer charged with assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury accepted a plea deal. Lesli...
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NC Dressage Trainer Charged with Assault with Deadly Weapon
North Carolina dressage trainer Leslie Bean is charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury. The Autumn Dres...
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA vs. LESLIE DAWN BEAN
Leslie Bean of Autumn Dressage in North Carolina is charged with assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury. This i...
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Fraudster Kimberlee Martin-Keenan Pleads Guilty to Petit Larceny
A New York dressage trainer known for her aliases and string of victims is headed for a short stint behind bars. Kimberlee Martin-Ke...
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Rebecca Housley Jailed for Alleged Maltreatment of Horses
A South Carolina farm owner was arrested Friday. Former College of Charleston riding instructor, Susan Rebecca Housley, is accused...
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SARAH P. THAYER v. COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE
Dr. Sarah Thayer posted losses of over $450,000 over three years. Her plan to lease Charleston 26 to Cesar Parra for the Pan Am ga...
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ANN S. REILLY Plaintiff v. Jennifer Brinkley and Jules Nyssen, Defendants.
North Carolina dressage trainer Jules Nyssen is being sued in federal court for more than $250,000 after he allegedly misrepresented ...
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STATE OF FLORIDA vs. DARREN CHIACCHIA
Darren Chiacchia is headed back to court after the Florida 5th District Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's decision regarding...
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Justin Charles Tarr
Former dressage instructor Justin Tarr pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two horseback riding students at Hartwood Equestrian Cente...
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STATE OF NEW YORK vs. KIMBERLEE MARTIN KEENAN
New York dressage trainer Kimberlee Martin-Keenan, who goes by a number of aliases, was arrested for fraud, according to authorities...
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DR. CESAR PARRA, Plaintiff, HUNTERDON COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, (HUNTERDON SPCA), ASHLEY MEYER, et al, Defendants.
Dressage's Cesar Parra is suing the now defunct Hunterdon County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and a worker, c...
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MARION MAYER Plaintiff, vs. LAUREN SAMMIS, individually, SAMMIS SALES, LLC, et al, Defendants.
The plaintiff alleges there was a lack of transparency when she purchased a $135,000 dressage horse through Lauren Sammis and her bus...
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SHANNONDALE FARM, INC., Plaintiff, v. TRACI MORGAN and DENISE COLE, Defendants.
Shannondale Farm of Georgia is suing two former clients. The plaintiff claims the women are defaming the dressage stable's boarding a...
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LENA WEDENMARK, Plaintiff, v. DONG SEON KIM, Defendant.
An international dressage trainer is left high and dry to the tune of $177,000 and is suing another grand prix dressage rider for the ...
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Edward Allan Buck Plaintiff v. Cesar Parra, Michael C. Davis, Kathleen Riley, Stephen Kiront, Barry Kiront, David Schrager, Defendants.
A complaint filed against dressage trainer Cesar Parra alleges deceptive trade practices. Defendants include trainer Katie Riley, P...
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Laurie Ryan PLAINTIFF v. Sharon McCusker and Kaiyun Lang DEFENDANTS.
A suit has been filed against Massachusetts dressage trainer Sharon McCusker. It alleges the Souhegan Farm owner misrepresented a s...
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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 Appell...
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Kimberlee A. Martin-Keenan
Dressage trainer Kimberlee Martin-Keenan was recently arrested in Pennsylvania. She is facing a number of charges including felony f...
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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...
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