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[RC] Cleve Wella Update - Raven

Cleve Wells Receives One Year Suspension and $10,000 Fine from AQHA
Published 04/22/2009 - 8:08 p.m. CDT

The AQHA Executive Committee met Wednesday, April 22 at its Amarillo,
Texas headquarters. A hearing was called to determine whether or not the
Executive Committee would pursue further action after upholding the
recommendation made by the Professional Horsemen's Council to remove
Cleve Wells from the Professional Horsemen Association. After a six hour
hearing and deliberation, the Executive Committee’s decision was to
suspend Wells for one year plus pay a $10,000 fine. At the end of the
one year suspension, Wells must show cause for reinstatement. If cause
is shown and he is reinstated, Wells will be placed on indefinite probation.

Wells was called before the Executive Committee in response to
allegations of abuse to Slow Lopin Scotch, a horse which he had in
training at his Burleson, Texas facility. Wells and his attorney
attended the hearing in addition to Slow Lopin Scotch’s owners, Nicole
Marr and Wayne Holley. Witnesses for both sides were also permitted to
speak before the Executive Committee which is comprised of Jim Helzer –
President, Johannes Orgeldinger - First Vice President, Dick Monahan -
Second Vice President, Peter J. Cofrancesco III – Member and Gene Graves
- Member.

The ruling handed down by the Executive Committee was due to Wells’
determined violation of AQHA Rule # 104(a). The rule reads as follows:

104. VIOLATIONS.

(a) No person shall treat any horse in a cruel or inhumane manner,
including, but not limited to, the prohibited conduct specified in the
Show Rules and Regulations section of this Handbook. Cruelty to horses
other than American Quarter Horses is included in this prohibition, as
it indicates a general course of dealing with horses, that is
unacceptable for AQHA membership qualification. For violation of this
rule, an AQHA member may be disciplined, suspended, fined and/or
expelled from AQHA, and a non-member may be denied AQHA privileges. This
prohibition against cruelty includes, but is not limited to, AQHA
members and/or owners of American Quarter Horses, their agents,
representatives and employees, the actions for that a member or owner
are also responsible.

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