SHIPROCK, N.M. (KRQE) – When floodwaters rose around Shiprock over the weekend, a herd of horses was left trapped with no clear way to reach dry land. That’s when Four Corners Equine Rescue stepped in.
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Katie Johanson, a trainer with the nonprofit, said she was closely monitoring phone calls, emails, and social media as flooding spread through the area Saturday morning, looking for a way the rescue could help.
Johanson then made the hour-long drive from Aztec to Shiprock, not knowing exactly what she would find. “This is obviously my first water rescue for horses,” Johanson said. “You know, usually we drive up to a facility, load a horse that has been starved or something and bring it home and feed it, you know, but emergency situations are few and far between.”…