B4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 31,1981
Soring
NEW YORK, N.Y -
Under administrative ap
peal proceedings of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture,
two Pennsylvania horsemen
have been assessed fines
totaling $3OOO for showing a
sore horse in violation of the
Horse Protection Act
Ord accepts Harness Racing position
HARRISBURG - Penn
sylvania Agriculture
Secretary Penrose Hallowell
recently announced the
appointment of Harrisburg
businessman Charles R Ord
as Executive Secretary of
the Pennsylvania State
Harness Racing Com
mission.
Ord, 51, is responsible for
the daily admmistratioh of
the Pennsylvania State
Harness Racing Com
mission The Commission
regulates harness racing
with pari-mutuel betting in
the state, administers the
Pennsylvania Sire Stakes
Fund, licenses harness
racing corporations and
supervises harness racing at
22 county fairs. The com
mission also supervises the
Pre-race Testing Program
which protects the public
and the horses against the
effects of illegal medication
Jesse L Crabb, chairman
of the Harness Racing
Commission said, “We are
very pleased to have Chuck
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penalties for two
Horse owner Peter Livolsi
and trainer Robert D. Morris
of Johnstown, were found
guilty of exhibiting a sore
horse at the 1978 National
Celebration in Shelbyville,
Term
An administrative law
judge fined the two men a
Ord accept this position as
Executive Secretary. His
strong background in
business, management and
public affairs provide him
with solid credentials for the
job ”
During 1980, Ord worked
as a business consultant in
the Harrisburg area, and
served as executive director
of “Keep Pennsylvania
Working,” a business
organization which sup
ported unemployment
compensation reform
From 1967-1979, Ord was
chief administrative officer
and secretary-treasurer of
the Pennsylvania Farmers
Organization, which com
plete charge and respon
sibility for association and
member service programs
ranging from legal and in
surance services to
marketing strategies
Ord was graduated with a
bachelor’s degree in
chemistry from McKendree
College in Lebanon, Illinois
in 1951 He has worked for
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total of $1350 but federal
officials appealed the
judge’s decision on grounds
that evidence proved the
horse was made sore in
tentionally 'ihereiure, they
said, stiffer penalties should
have been assessed, ac
cording to Dr RE
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poration and state and
county farm organizations
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the Board of Overseers for
the University of Penn
sylvania School of
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Yoxheimer, acting
veterinanan-in-charge for
USDA’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service in
Pennsylvania
Dr. Yoxheimer explained
the horse, named “Eb’s
Amos Moses,” was sore
because the chains it was
Ord and his wife, Anita,
reside in Camp Hill, Cum
berland County He began
his duties with the Com
mission on December 31,
1980, at an annual salary of
$34,621
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made to wear around iu»
pasterns duimg the per
formance repeatedly struck
the coronary bands of its
hooves. Chains applied m
this fashion are cruel
devices prohibited by the
Horse Protection Act.
USDA judicial officer
Donald Campbell reviewed
the case in response to the
appeal from APHIS officials.
He ruled that the penalties
should be increased and
levied a fine of $2OOO on
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Both men have 30 days
from receipt of notice to pay
their fines or further appeal
their case to federal court
The Horse Protection Act
forbids soring—the use of
cruel methods, devices or
chemicals on a horse’s legs
This is done to accentuate a
horse’s gait in the show rmg
Owners, trainers, riders,
and horse show
management can be charged
with violations of the Act
$2BOO