A young stallion that spent much of its life in a stall has been freed as part of an animal cruelty investigation, and video of his joyous reaction is getting hundreds of thousands of views on social media.
The clip, just 20 seconds long, shows 2-year-old Thunder reacting to wide open spaces with a burst of energy, running in circles, bucking and kicking up his hooves.
“He was kept in a very small stall in a dark barn and never turned out to pasture,” the Polk County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a June 3 Facebook post.
“This is his first time ever experiencing a pasture and being able to run free (well somewhat free) and he is loving it.”…