Owner Charged after 60 Ponies Neglected: Iowa Officials
The owner of Lemontree Welsh Ponies is facing animal neglect charges after Iowa officials uncover almost 60 maltreated ponies. They also found two ponies dead at the horse property. Jim Lemon and his wife Teresa once a...
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Thoroughbred Ozzie Found after Barn Fire at Maffitt Lake Equestrian Center
Help Find Missing Event Horse Ozzie
Thirty horses at an Iowa boarding stable escaped a massive barn fire Friday night.
Officials received reports regarding the fire that started around 5:40 p.m. a...
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Neurologic EHV-1 Strikes in Iowa, 4 Horses Euthanized
Four Iowa horses have been euthanized after they became infected with equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM). EHM is the neurological disease associated with equine herpes virus (EHV)....
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STATE OF IOWA vs. JEFFREY MARVIN SOMERS
Somers Quarter Horses owner, Jeff Somers, is a registered sex offender. He was convicted of lascivious acts with a minor and indecent contact with a child. His victims were three girls enrolled in a horse camp at his sta...
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