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When police followed a "foul smell" on a property in Bulla, what they allege they found was horrifying: "Piles of dead horses". 
  
 The property was allegedly littered with horse bones and decomposing bodies. Out the back, police allege they found another horse graveyard with the bodies of 23 more horses. 
  
 While many horses on the property were allegedly starving, six to eight bags of horse feed were found in a fenced-off stable, police say. But even that would not have been enough to feed the horses on the property for a single day, police say. 
  
 Mr Bruce Akers, a 63-year-old former Olympic wrestler who competed for Australia in 1972 and 1976, was initially charged with more than 90 animal cruelty offencesafter police made the discovery on what they allege was his Bulla property on April 3 this year. 
  
 Bruce AKers, who was initially charged with more than 90 animal cruelty offences. Photo: Eddie Jim 
  
 "Don't imply that I can't handle what I am doing," he allegedly told police after he was arrested. "I'm capable of handling 60 to 70 horses at a time and caring for them quite easily." 
  
 On Monday he appeared before Magistrate John Bentley in the Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court. His lawyer told the magistrate police had provided her with an updated summary of the charges on Thursday night, and her client had not yet had time to read them. Mr Akers is yet to enter a plea. 
  
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 Mr Bentley adjourned the matter until August 25. Despite the strong objections of Mr Akers' lawyer, he opted to release a summary of the prosecution's case to the media, telling her "you will have to accept that the press will report responsibly". 
  
 "It's an open court, they're entitled. I prefer accurate reporting, that's why I have released the summary," he said. 
  
 Twenty-two horses were found dead on the property and 20 others were suffering from malnutrition. Photo: Eddie Jim 
  
 "Mr Akers' lawyer indicated her client strongly contested the prosecution's version of events. During a police interview after his arrest, Mr Akers said the horses were not his but that he was trying to care for them." 
  
 During the police interview Mr Akers allegedly asked who would be paying to care for the horses now, and told police "the RSPCA wouldn't get any money out of him, that he had no money", the prosecution summary says. 
  
 He also allegedly told police that vets hadn't attended his property because "veterinarians don't have time for that sort of thing". 
  
 Police allege on April 3, around 3pm, a witness spotted horse legs dangling in the air and a foul smell coming from the Bulla property. 
  
 When police raided the property an hour later they said they found one starved horse trapped in rocks. The foul smell was allegedly coming from a pile of dead horses higher up on the property. 
  
 When the RSPCA inspected the next day they found the property full of weeds and with fences falling apart. No feed was found anywhere accessible to horses, and there was no natural feed in the paddocks, the prosecution summary says. 
  
 The RSPCA found 23 live horses on the property, 20 of them severely starved. When taken to hospital, several of the horses were unable to stand, and had to be euthanased. 
  
 The 21 remaining horses are all in the process of being rehomed, or have already been so. ||||| A suspended racehorse trainer facing a raft of serious animal cruelty charges twice had a ban placed on his thoroughbreds racing or his licence revoked – before being cleared to resume on both occasions – while authorities were warned one of his horses was suffering an extreme and rare case of malnutrition almost a decade ago. 
  
 Fairfax Media has seen a document tabled to Racing Victoria expressing grave concerns for the welfare of horses under the care of ex-Olympic wrestler Bruce Akers dating back to 2007. 
  
 Bruce Akers leaves court after being bailed on animal cruelty charges last month. Photo: Eddie Jim 
  
 At least one of his thoroughbreds was said to be suffering from a little seen condition related to bone density called "big head", said to be only sparingly found when horses graze on tropical and sub-tropical grasses which give off substances which act to bind calcium. 
  
 The calcium deficiency causes facial bones to swell and the head to become abnormally large. 
  
 The horse was an unraced three-year-old at the time, but was deemed to have sufficiently recovered to have his first start almost three years later under the name Mib. 
  
 The "big head" case was the first of two occasions Racing Victoria officials placed a ban on Akers racing or trialling horses or didn't renew his licence, but twice he was given the green light to resume training. 
  
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 He still held an official restricted licence when the discovery of 22 dead horses on his Bulla property was made last month. 
  
 The second time Akers' licence was not renewed was when he failed to meet the minimum number of starters required in the 2012-13 season. 
  
 He re-applied and was granted another ticket in August 2014, but still did not have a single horse go to the races in the 21 months leading up to April this year. July 2014 was also the last time stewards visited his property. 
  
 The claims will only intensify pressure on authorities as to how Akers was able to have horses under his name – and still be classified as a registered trainer – given his long and chequered history. 
  
 Racing Victoria claim Akers' property was inspected on five different occasions between March 2009 and July 2014 and his licence only lapsed for a second time on financial grounds. They said there were no welfare grounds for him not to be later re-licensed. 
  
 Victorian stewards conducted 1127 stable inspections last season, an almost 200 per cent increase on the past four years. 
  
 In a statement provided to Fairfax Media, Racing Victoria's executive general manager of integrity Dayle Brown said: "We were already in the process of reviewing our trainer licensing policy before the matter involving Mr Akers came to light. 
  
 "It is now central to our discussions and considerations when reviewing the obligations of our licensees to meet required welfare standards as we too were saddened by what unfolded at Mr Akers' property. 
  
 "The welfare of the horse is of the utmost importance to us and the matter involving Mr Akers was terribly disappointing for all within the industry. 
  
 "Whilst Mr Akers had essentially operated as a breeder over the past five years having not trained a starter since 2011, if we can prevent a repeat of this tragic event via the ongoing review of our trainer licensing criteria then we will certainly seek to do so." 
  
 Racing Victoria were advised the veterinarian sent on the 2007 visit, Dr Tom Brennan, was "extremely reluctant" to give the green light for Akers' horses to continue racing or trialling given the physical health of Mib and others. 
  
 Racing Victoria's integrity department, which included then chief steward Des Gleeson and his successor Terry Bailey, had themselves commissioned the veterinarian to visit Akers' property and inspect his horses at the time. 
  
 They indefinitely prevented Akers from racing or trialling any horses despite the trainer maintaining his licence until May the following year when Racing Victoria did not approve a renewal pending an appeal over animal cruelty charges which were being heard before a County Court. 
  
 Dr Brennan's report also claimed Akers was unable to trot the horses up for him because he was lame himself. Dr Brennan declined to comment for this story. 
  
 Dr Brennan is currently not practising and has been embroiled in horse racing's long-running cobalt scandal in both NSW and Victoria. 
  
 He has denied knowingly injecting horses with cobalt and has appealed a six-year disqualification in NSW imposed by stewards and a five-year ban in Victoria handed down by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board. 
  
 Akers was granted his licence back in October 2008 and the ban on his horses heading to the track lifted two months later after they passed a battery of tests by independent veterinarians on his registered thoroughbreds. 
  
 Akers was last month charged with 92 animal cruelty offences after dozens of racehorses were found to be dead or severely malnourished on his 100-acre property on the outskirts of Melbourne. He faces up to two years in prison if convicted. 
  
 Akers had been no stranger to run-ins with authority, sentenced to six months jail, suspended for two years, on three counts of animal cruelty involving eight horses in 2005. 
  
 Akers' daughter Jennifer was also charged over animal cruelty involving four mares in 2002. 
  
 Akers is due to reappear in court on June 20. 
  
 AKERS TIMELINE 
  
 1993 - Ex-Olympic wrestler Bruce Akers first granted owner/trainer licence 
  
 2002 - Akers' daughter Jennifer charged over animal cruelty involving four mares 
  
 2005 - Akers sentenced to six months jail, suspended for two years, on three counts of animal cruelty involving eight horses 
  
 January 2007 - Akers' horse Born To Swing is euthanazed after suffering a fracture in an Echuca barrier trial, Racing Victoria place ban on his horses trialling or racing 
  
 March 2007 - RV commissions veterinarian Dr Tom Brennan to inspect several of Akers' horses, one diagnosed as suffering extreme case of malnutrition called "big head" causing swollen facial bones due to lack of calcium 
  
 May 2008 - RV does not renew Akers' licence pending appeal before County Court on animal cruelty charges 
  
 October 2008 - Akers granted new owner/trainer licence, but ban on racing horses remains in place 
  
 December 2008 - Independent veterinarians tick off on health of Akers' horses and they resume racing following month 
  
 April 2011 - Akers has his last runner in a race and does not train a winner from 91 starters spanning back to January 2009 
  
 July 2013 - Akers' licence lapses after not meeting minimum number of starters required for 2012-13 season 
  
 August 2014 - Stewards inspect property and grant Akers new licence 
  
 April 2016 - Akers still has no starters in 21 months after approved for new licence and 22 horses are found dead of starvation on property on outskirts of Melbourne. 
  
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A former Olympic wrestler was charged with more than 90 counts of animal cruelty after authorities found "piles of dead horses" on his property in Australia, the Age reports. Police discovered the horrible scene at the home of 63-year-old Bruce Akers back in April, but a judge ruled Monday the details of the case could be released to the media. According to the Herald Sun, Akers wrestled for the Australian Olympic team in 1972 and 1976 and is also a former racehorse trainer. Police say 22 dead horses were found on Akers' property on April 3. Their bones and decaying bodies were found stacked in multiple locations around the 100-acre property. Of the 23 horses found alive, 20 were "severely starved" and two had to be euthanized. Authorities say there were only eight bags of feed on the property—not even enough to feed the horses for a day—and none were accessible to the horses. "Don't imply that I can't handle what I am doing," the Age quotes Akers as allegedly saying during his arrest. "I'm capable of handling 60 to 70 horses at a time and caring for them quite easily." Authorities were warned of an extreme case of malnutrition in one of Akers' horses back in 2007, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. New homes are being found for Akers' 21 still-living horses. (Another case out of Australia: A driver mowed down 17 kangaroos.)