Driver Gets Three Months In Horse Hit, Run

According to a May 8 article in the Times Record of Fort Smith, Ark., a man convicted of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident involving a horse was sentenced to three months in prison despite defense pleas to spare the defendant who has eight prior felony convictions.

“William Randolph Spence, 32, didn’t deny striking a horse as it was ridden from the Old Fort Rode

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According to a May 8 article in the Times Record of Fort Smith, Ark., a man convicted of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident involving a horse was sentenced to three months in prison despite defense pleas to spare the defendant who has eight prior felony convictions.

“William Randolph Spence, 32, didn’t deny striking a horse as it was ridden from the Old Fort Rodeo on May 27 to a nearby lot in the 5000 block of Plum Street, but he did deny knowing that anyone was riding the horse or was injured,” said the article

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Stephanie L. Church, Editorial Director, grew up riding and caring for her family’s horses in Central Virginia and received a B.A. in journalism and equestrian studies from Averett University. She joined The Horse in 1999 and has led the editorial team since 2010. A 4-H and Pony Club graduate, she enjoys dressage, eventing, and trail riding with her former graded-stakes-winning Thoroughbred gelding, It Happened Again (“Happy”). Stephanie and Happy are based in Lexington, Kentucky.

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