Mark Arballo: What Lies Beneath
The recent death of Martha Torkington’s reining horse, Bella Gunnabe Gifted, after one of Mark Arballo’s training sessions has spurred a criminal investigation in California....
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Bella Gunnabe Gifted Suffered Basilar Skull Fracture: Necropsy
Necropsy results find a reining horse euthanized after a training incident in 2013 suffered a basilar skull fracture. Bella Gunnabe Gifted was found down after being “bitted up” in a shank bit for more than an hour....
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MARTHA TORKINGTON and RIVER VALLEY RANCH, LLC; Plaintiffs, vs. MARK ARBALLO, et al; Defendants.
The death of Bella Gunnabe Gifted after a trainer allegedly left the mare unsupervised and “bitted up” in a shank bit has prompted a civil suit by the derby reining horse’s owner....
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