Ga. men convicted of abusing horses
The Associated Press
HAMILTON, Mont. — Two men from Woodstock, Ga., have been convicted of abusing their horses during an extended pack trip into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in western Montana.
It was the second conviction for 72-year-old Craig Heydon and his 38-year-old son, Curtis Heydon, who were found guilty last year in Justice Court of 21 counts of misdemeanor animal abuse. The men appealed in District Court, where they were convicted again Friday.
This time, the elder Heydon was found guilty of nine counts of animal cruelty to three different horses. His son was convicted of 10 counts — the additional charge coming for abandoning a dying horse tied up without water on a trail.
The Heydons used the horses on a two-month pack trip in the summer of 2008. The case came to light when they left one of the emaciated horses lying collapsed along a trail.
Sentencing is set for March 3.
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