THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, July 27, 1996 TAG: 9607290194
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B2 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
DATELINE: MANTEO LENGTH: 26 lines
District Judge Edgar Barnes postponed the trial of a Kitty Hawk stable owner Friday.
A new trial date has not been set. This was the second time the trial has been postponed. Court proceedings originally were scheduled for July 19, but were canceled.
Town officials filed suit against horseback riding instructor Cheryl McMahon for violating a Kitty Hawk zoning ordinance that prohibits ``commercialized horse activities and/or use of the town roads and right-of-way land and public beaches by nonresident horse persons.''
McMahon keeps 12 mares, one pony and one yearling stallion on her 3 1/2-acre property on Poor Ridge Road.
At least 300 Kitty Hawk residents signed a petition this month asking McMahon to cease illegal commercialized horseback riding activities. Residents also denounced McMahon's operation during a July 2 town council meeting, saying that her horses were mistreated and living in unsafe, unsanitary conditions. Dare County Animal Control officers documented 21 cases of neglect at McMahon's facility during a two-year period.
But McMahon has said that her horses are well cared-for. by CNB