A nonprofit in Gallatin rescued 11 horses from what they describe as a breeding mill, following an animal cruelty investigation. The horses, showing severe signs of neglect, are now beginning their long road to recovery.
The horses arrived at Volunteer Equine Advocates with severely overgrown hooves, a condition rescuers call “slippers” or “elf shoes” – an innocent name for what is a serious sign of neglect.
“If we didn’t get to these horses when we did, it would’ve definitely been worse,” said Jamie Clifton, who runs Volunteer Equine Advocates. “There’s a lot of really bad horses in this case.”…