
UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE RE: KATHRYN KAY BAUMAN
Dressage trainer, Kathryn Bauman, of Pioneer Valley Stables is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings in Tennessee. A plaintiff in a civ...
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Carolyne Morgan v. Cesar Parra, et al.
The plaintiff alleges Cesar Parra sold Florence 115 for 180,000€ through Arnd Erben to Mathias Kreig in Germany. Parra claims th...
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Cesar Parra: Upgraded Abuse Charges Possible
Dressage Olympian and trainer Cesar Parra could face indictment to Superior Court for allegedly abusing a horse in New Jersey. The...
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THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CESAR PARRA
Dressage trainer Cesar Parra of Piaffe Performance is facing criminal charges in New Jersey stemming from the alleged abuse of a cl...
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Nicholas Peronace
Nick Peronace of Nick Peronace Dressage in Pennsylvania was arrested for bad check charges....
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Judge Denies Demurrer in Gwen Stockebrand Case
Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Ken Gnoss overruled a motion on demurrer in the Gwen Stockebrand horse cruelty case. Stockebran...
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CHARNA WATTS, Plaintiff, v. KENNETH RYAN BELL, and ORION DRESSAGE, LLC, Defendants
Ryan Bell and Orion Dressage, LLC was sued after he sold a horse he advertised as being a "fantastic FEl schoolmaster," and the "p...
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Gwen Stockebrand Arraigned on Horse Cruelty Charge
California dressage trainer Gwen Stockebrand was arraigned on a felony charge of animal cruelty for allegedly starving one of her hor...
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Stockebrand, A Dressage Olympian: Charged with Animal Cruelty
Three months after Rate My Horse PRO first reported that a California dressage trainer was being investigated by Sonoma County An...
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA vs GWEN ELAINE STOCKEBRAND
Months after it was reported that a California dressage trainer and former Olympian was being investigated by Sonoma County Animal ...
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STATE OF FLORIDA Plaintiff v STEVEN D. LEWIS Defendant.
Steven D. Lewis pleaded guilty in 2010 to grand theft after he bilked several horse owners out of their sales proceeds, once their ho...
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STATE OF GEORGIA v. KENNETH JOHN ACEBAL
The Georgia dressage horse trainer charged in connection with a FBI child sex sting is facing more charges. Kenn Acebal has been ch...
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STEPHANIE MARIE SUTTON, CLAIMANT v. LINDSAY BURCH and KATHY KNIES, DEFENDANTS.
Stephanie Sutton purchased a horse from horse trainer Lindsay Burch and Kathy Knies. Sutton has alleged that at the time of the sal...
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY vs. ARNOLD M. WARMELS
Former Kentucky horse trainer Arnold Warmels pleaded guilty to 4th degree assault. Warmels has reportedly relocated his business, Ar...
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Black et al v. Bews et al
The stallion, Obsidian, was permanently injured in the accident. Obsidian suffered a fracture to the coffin bone and and will never b...
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PIAFFE PERFORMANCE, INC., and APEX STABLES, INC., Plaintiffs vs. EVERGLADES DRESSAGE, LLC, Defendant.
Dressage trainer Cesar Parra filed suit alleging he had not received all of $650K from the sale of the horse Don Ulrik. Everglades ...
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STATE OF FLORIDA v. SHANNON LEE SUTCLIFFE
Shannon Sutcliffe pleaded guilty to organized fraud and altering an equine chart. The former Florida resident goes by multiple aliase...
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JOHN R. NEAL AND LEA A. NEAL, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. SJEF JANSSEN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
The plaintiffs learned that the buyer had actually paid the defendant $480,000 for the dressage horse. Plaintiffs brought an action ag...
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA vs. TOM VALTER
Dressage trainer Tom Valter was convicted of felony animal cruelty for using an electric cattle prod and a whip with a nail on the ti...
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