Stolen Horse International Announces Court Victories for Missing Horse Case Victims
From California to Maryland

Stolen Horse International (SHI) has resolved equine theft cases and has proven the justice system can prevail. For Rod Vilencia of California the victory was more than a decade in the making. And in the end, he not only got his mare back, but with two of her offspring as well.

When the criminal verdict was reached, Vilencia e-mailed his group of supporters the following: “Today, on April 20, 2006, Shaunda L. Voyles of Seal Rock, Oregon pleaded guilty to Felony Forgery in the first degree to avoid a trial in the stolen horse and forgery case that the state of Oregon had against her! As a part of her plea deal, she has relinquished custody of Ariel, Lena, and Jesse to me and that means that ARIEL IS HOME TO STAY! This is the news that I been hoping to give you all for the past year and a half, and the dream that I have had for the past 13 years now!

Rod thanked a number of people including Debi Metcalfe of Stolen Horse International, who was there to personally celebrate Ariel, Lena and Jesse’s homecoming last October. Vilencia still has a civil case against Voyles pending. He, Metcalfe, and SHI supporters anxiously await the outcome of the sentencing hearing on May 5 for the criminal case,
In Maryland, there is another case where justice has prevailed, although it wasn’t quite as sweet