LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Officials said 39 horses were being moved to greener pastures from an eastern Kentucky mine site after someone collected them without permission from local law enforcement.
On Nov. 24, the Kentucky Humane Society Equine Connect, Assist, Rescue, Educate (CARE) program posted on Facebook that the Lexington Equine Medical Group evaluated dozens of illegally collected feral horses at a reclaimed mine site in eastern Kentucky and found them to be medically at risk.
“Each horse will need months of rehabilitation, training, and ongoing medical care before they are ready for new homes,” KHS Equine CARE members wrote on Monday. “We’re grateful to the ASPCA for providing emergency support and to our many community partners who have stepped up to ensure these horses have a safe place to land.”
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Horse advocates wrote that the Humane Society’s Willow Hope Farm didn’t have space for the 39 rescued horses. Still, with the help of the Kentucky Horse Council and the Appalachian Horse Project (AHP), they found safe, peaceful holding sites for each of them.
According to KHS staff, nine horses were lodged at the farm as of Wednesday, with AHP housing 10 others, and “another reputable rescue” taking in three more.
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“The remaining 17 horses are currently housed at our holding site but will soon be transferred to other reputable rescue organizations,” KHS members said.
Officials wrote on Wednesday that they would provide updates as they help the rescued horses settle in and learn more about each new arrival…