240 Horses Exposed to Deadly EIA from Colorado Kill Pen, 100 Shipped Nationwide
Details emerge as Colorado investigates the location of 240 horses exposed to deadly EIA. Did you buy a horse or was it transported with a kill pen horse? Click for complete details. ...
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Equine Disease Alerts: July
An Oklahoma horse rescue may feel the financial sting after bringing a horse into the state without a Coggins. The horse was confirmed positive with equine infectious anemia ... ...
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UPDATE: Oklahoma Horse Trailer Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Fraud
Update
Thirty-four-year-old Ericka K. Smith, who also goes by the name Ericka Benman, is now serving her time in an Oklahoma prison. A judge sentenced Smith to serve 63 months in prison for fraud of almost $1.5 milli...
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Convicted Animal Abuser Dimitt Released from Oklahoma Jail
The Department of Corrections is now responsible for Robert Dimitt as he begins serving a 15-year probation sentence in Arkansas. Dimitt is to have no contact with horses while he is on probation. ...
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Robert Dimitt's Animal Cruelty Sentence Revisited
Robert Dimitt grabbed me by my throat and pushed me out of the wash bay. He ended up on top of me with the bloody hoof knife pressed to my throat and was saying he ought to kill me for what I had done.
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Robert Dimitt Sentenced to Prison for Torturing Horses
Charlotte Northam, of Ada, alerted authorities to dead horses on Dimitt’s property. Dimitt cut the frogs out of the horses’ hooves to “make them run faster”. ...
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Dimitt Enters Blind Plea in Horse Mutilation Case
Oklahoma hoof-cutting racehorse trainer Robert Dimitt accepted a blind plea. Dimmit mutilated the feet of multiple horses leading to their deaths....
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SILVER CREEK FARMS, LLC, Plaintiff, v. MAGGIE FULLINGTON, Defendant.
A breach of contract involving Silver Creek Farm stallion Apiro lands the breeding farm in court. Click to view the court documents....
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Horse Rescue Director Embezzled Funds: Sheriff
Investigation continues
The director of a California horse rescue is accused of stealing cash and equipment leading to his arrest. Detectives arrested Always and Forever Horse Rescue manager Jess Ahumada after an in...
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Robert Dimitt Waives Prelim in Animal Cruelty Case
Horse Cruelty Case
An Oklahoma horse trainer accused of mutilating horses' feet waived his right to his preliminary hearing Friday. Robert Dimitt will stand trial for five counts of felony animal cruelty. Dimitt ac...
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Veterinarian Knew About Dimitt's Alleged Horse Abuse: Exclusive
A report obtained exclusively by Rate My Horse PRO exposes a racetrack veterinarian for failing to report allegations of horse abuse by Robert Dimitt prior to his arrest. ...
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Hoof Carving Trainer Charged with Additional Counts of Animal Cruelty: Docs
Oklahoma horse trainer Robert Dimitt is accused of cutting the frog out of horses' hooves to "make them run faster". He is charged with two more counts of animal cruelty bringing the total to five....
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THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA vs ROBERT HOWARD DIMITT
Robert Dimitt is accused of horse abuse after he "maliciously and cruelly mutilated" multiple Quarter Horses by cutting the frogs out of their feet, which led to the horses' deaths....
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Oklahoma Trainer Arrested for Mutilated, Dead Horses: Sheriff
An Oklahoma horse trainer is facing three counts of felony animal cruelty after multiple horses were found dead on his Sallisaw horse farm, according to the Sequoyah County Sheriff. Robert Dimitt was arrested for the all...
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Judge Orders Accused Animal Abuser's Horses Sold at Oklahoma Auction
A flood of horses will hit the Oklahoma auction market after their alleged maltreatment by a Quarter Horse breeder. A judge ordered all horses recently seized from Dan McWilliams sold....
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More Charges Expected in Oklahoma Horse Abuse Case
Two more sick and weak horses have died after being seized from an Oklahoma horse breeder. The equines were among a herd of 86 removed by authorities from rancher Dan McWilliams, of Muskogee, just over a week ago....
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Neurologic EHV-1 Confirmed in Oklahoma Horse
Oklahoma's state veterinarian confirms a horse has tested positive for equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), a neurological disease caused by EHV-1. The horse is being treated at OSU Veterinary Medical Hospita...
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Former AQHA Breeder Charged with Neglect in Oklahoma, 18 Horses Dead
Eighteen horses were found dead on the Oklahoma farm of a former American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) breeder on Saturday. Dan McWilliams, of Muskogee, is in jail without bond on 23 counts of animal cruelty, acc...
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM WEBSTER HAMILTON Defendant.
An arrest warrant has been issued for the alleged killer of the roping horse Credit Card. He is facing several charges in Oklahoma including animal cruelty. Read the probable cause affidavit that led to the issuing of the...
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Hamilton's Newest Charges Include Animal Cruelty
Oklahoma authorities have issued an arrest warrant in the stolen rodeo horse case for William “Billy” Hamilton on multiple charges, including animal cruelty in connection with the death of Credit Card....
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