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those seized, some were found emaciated inside of a barn, standing in up to two feet of manure and urine. Two of the emaciated horses were pregnant and due within weeks. Several horses had urine scald on their bodies. T ey were infested with parasites and in critical condition. Bowers was then charged with an additional 25 counts of neglect. Bowers was sentenced to a 90-day suspended sentence on all charges for a total of 21 months. He must serve a three-year period of supervised probation with all fi nes waived. Bowers had to forfeit all the seized horses, but will be allowed to maintain one horse per two acres of land as part of his probation. However, the judge also required that Bowers receive a mental evaluation
and required HSWC to inspect all properties owned or leased by Bowers, including inside of barns. “I think this case has set a precedent for large animals, especially horses, in Washington County,” Field Services Offi cer Crystal Mowery said. “T ere is a standard of care that must be upheld for these animals, and if not, there will be consequences.”
Purina & Southern States under one corporate umbrella
As we were getting our December Equiery
ready for press, Land O’Lakes, Inc. (which owns Purina horse feed) announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Southern
Erin’s Ride
After working in the horse industry all his life, T omas Cashman of Woodbine will offi cially retire next October after preparing Chanceland Farm (West Friendship) yearlings for the annual fall sale. T omas is not giving up horses, however, as he kickstarts the next chapter of his life with an epic trail ride through the Shenandoah Valley in
honor of his late granddaughter Erin Nicole Myers. Erin died of cancer on April 3, 2012 at the age of 14. “She loved riding the mules, which is why I’ll be riding mules for this
ride,” T omas explained. His current plan is to bring both his mules with him next October when he sets out from Howard County enroute to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Erin was treated at St. Jude’s and T omas hopes his own journey will raise funds for the hospital and cancer research. “Being there and seeing the pain the
States Cooperative, Inc.’s animal feed business. T is letter follows the announcement earlier this year that Southern States had entered into a supply agreement with Land O’Lakes, Inc. through its WinField United crop inputs and insights unit. According to the press release issued by the company, Land O’Lakes intends to continue to off er Southern States feed and products. “We plan to provide uninterrupted access to the Southern States-branded products that our customers trust for their animals,” Beth Ford, group executive vice president and chief operating offi cer, is quoted in the release as saying, “and we will work every day to deliver
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families of these children go through was very hard and I want to be able to give back to the place that helped our family,” he said. While T omas is riding one mule, his sons will be following in a trailer with his other mule and various supplies. “I thought it would be best to bring both so I can switch off as needed. Plus there will be some city areas where we will just have to drive the mules through.” With the help of his sons, he plans to create a Facebook page to show his progress throughout the trip and post photos and daily recaps. He has already mapped out a preliminary route through the mountains and has started raising funds through
www.gofundme.com. “I’ve already had a lot of close friends and family in the area donate so we are off to a good start,” he said. “I am going to try and reach out to some area feed stores as it gets closer and see if any will sponsor the ride through hay and feed donations,” T omas added. T omas is also working on fi nding stables along the way where he can camp out with the mules overnight. So why ride to St. Jude’s instead of conducting a more conventional fundraiser? “I think the trip will just create more publicity for them and help raise more funds. Even if all I can raise is enough to help one family stay for one month that would be enough. T at would make a diff erence.” If you wish to donate to Erin’s Ride, go to
www.gofundme.com/2cgt29sy.
T e Equiery plans to continue to follow T omas’ progress and looks forward to sharing more on Erin’s Ride.
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