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Sep192012

Tennessee Walking Horse Abuser Fined and Sentenced to Probation

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(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) -- An admitted Tennessee Walking Horse abuser was fined and sentenced to probation on Tuesday afternoon, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports.

U.S. District Judge Harry "Sandy" Mattice sentenced 60-year-old defendant Jackie McConnell to three years probation and a $75,000 fine for horse soring, the practice of chemically or mechanically abusing a horse's feet to alter its gait for walking horse competitions, the paper says.

McConnell pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to violate the Horse Protection Act, a felony, according to the Free Press.

Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio

DateWednesday, September 19, 2012 at 10:52AM AuthorKelly Knaub

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