Charged with Animal Cruelty Virginia Horse Rescuer Released on $75K Bond
A Virginia horse rescue operator and warmblood breeder charged with 27 counts of animal cruelty is out of jail. Anne Goland, of Peaceable Farm, was released Friday on $75,000 bond....
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Peaceable Farm Embezzlement Case Stalled after Attorneys Fired
Anne Shumate Williams aka Anne Goland
The embezzlement case against the former operator of the Virginia horse rescue Peaceable Farm hit a delay Friday. The court was ready to hear motions filed by Anne Goland's de...
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Virginia Farm Owner Charged with Animal Cruelty after Horses Allegedly Starved
A Virginia rescue operator and fledgling warmblood breeder accused of starving horses is facing 27 counts of animal cruelty, authorities say. Anne Shumate Williams, who goes by the name Anne Goland, was arrested Monday a...
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Virginia Horse Rescuer Investigated for Animal Abuse after Dead, Emaciated Animals Discovered
The discovery of dead and emaciated animals at a Virginia horse rescue operated by Anne Goland has led to an investigation by authorities. The Orange County Sheriff's office served a search warrant at Peaceable Farm loc...
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Virginia Horse Community Assists 81 Equines from Rescue
The central Virginia horse community is responding to the urgent need for assistance for dozens of emaciated horses. It comes after 81 horses, 28 cats and 7 dogs were removed from Anne Shumate Goland's farm over the last ...
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Judge Schedules Anne Goland Animal Cruelty Trial
Anne Goland, who also goes by the name Anne Shumate, is charged with 27 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. Ten horses were seized by authorities after Goland surrendered more than 70 horses and dozens of small animals...
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Anne Goland Indicted for Embezzlement Related to Horse Rescue
An Orange County Grand Jury indicted the former operator of a Virginia horse rescue on charges of embezzlement. The 13-count indictment was handed down against Anne Shumate Williams, also known as Anne Goland, this wee...
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Anne Goland Remains Behind Bars
The former operator of Peaceable Farm remains in a Virginia jail after her Friday bond hearing was continued. Anne Shumate Williams, also known as Anne Goland, is accused of embezzling funds from the now defunct horse r...
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Bond Set at $100K for VA's Former Peaceable Farm Rescuer
A Virginia judge set bond at $100,000 Thursday for a former horse rescuer charged with embezzling funds. Anne Shumate Williams, also known as Anne Goland, was arrested last month for the second time related to the now di...
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Peaceable Farm Animal Cruelty Case Continued
A new trial date is on the docket for a former Virginia horse rescuer charged with animal cruelty. Anne Goland Williams was scheduled to stand trial Friday. She faces 27 counts of animal cruelty stemming from an inves...
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Court Orders Horses Returned to New Beginnings Horse Rescue
A Virginia judge ordered Thursday that 42 horses seized from New Beginnings Horse Rescue must be returned. The purported rescue's owner, Cassy Newell-Reed, is awaiting trial for animal cruelty. King William C...
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New Trial Date for Peaceable Farm's Goland in Animal Cruelty Case
The trial of a former Virginia horse rescue operator charged with animal cruelty was continued Friday. The now notorious Peaceable Farm's Anne Shumate Goland is scheduled to stand trial on June 10, 2016....
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Judge: Seizure of 10 Horses from Anne Shumate's Farm Lawful
The seizure of 10 emaciated horses by authorities from the Virginia farm of Anne Shumate was lawful, according to a judge. Shumate is charged with 27 counts of animal cruelty....
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Peaceable Farm's Untold Story
Once rescued from a dire situation earlier in his life, help did not come fast enough to save an aged Saddlebred gelding named Matty a second time. ...
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