More than 3 dozen rescued horses from Julian available for adoption

Months after taking over care of more than 700 animals from the Villa Chardonnay property in Julian — including 175 horses — the San Diego Humane Society announced Tuesday that 37 of the 48 remaining in its care are available for adoption.

On Monday morning, “Oscar” moved to his new home at the Unconditional Love Foundation in Murrieta, where he will serve as a therapy horse for veterans with PTSD. Accompanying Oscar to the facility where his “girlfriend” — a pony named Loretta Lynn — and another horse named Knight King Julian. The foundation previously took in two other horses, Runner and Alfred, that were also recovered at the Julian property.

The development is the latest in a saga dating back at least to May 1, when a San Diego Superior Court judge transferred care of the 728 animals —…

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