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Sale of 829 Montana Horses Moves Forward Undaunted
Planning started in earnest Tuesday to set up for this weekend's sale of as many as 829 horses on a ranch east of Billings. The sale of the horses formerly belonging to James Leachman of Billings is an...
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800+ Montana Horses Face Uncertain Future
The sale of 829 horses on a Crow Reservation ranch that was touch-and-go for weeks ran smoothly on Saturday. The sale, believed to be the first of horses impounded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for...
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800+ Montana Horses Sold at Auction for $380,000
Officials are calling this weekend's massive horse sale of James Leachman's horses a success after a majority of the horses were sold. Continue reading →
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Abusive Rancher Buys Back 60 to 70 Horses
Jim Leachman of Billings presented a check Wednesday at the Bureau of Indian Affairs office in Crow Agency to buy back 60 to 70 of the 829 horses he is accused of starving. Continue reading →
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Montana Horse Abuser Gets Public Defender
Story by Jan Falstad of the Billings Gazzette Leachman Too Cheap To Pay For Own Defense Six days after paying $35,000 to buy 66 horses, James Leachman of Billings appeared in Justice Court on Tuesday...
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Billings jury finds Leachman guilty on 5 counts of Horse Abuse
By JAN FALSTAD Billings Gazette “Leachman has blamed everyone else for not taking care of his horses…” BILLINGS – After the longest trial in Yellowstone County Justice Court history, a jury found...
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Montana Horse Abuse Conviction Upheld
Source: By Jan Falstad of the Billings Gazette ““Leachman cannot now change his position on appeal and argue that the state produced insufficient evidence…” Yellowstone County District Judge Susan...
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800 Montana Horses Head to Auction Block
One of Montana’s largest horse sales from a single ranch in modern times is expected to begin this weekend. “Unless there is a court action, I feel pretty confident the sale will start at 10 a.m. on...
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