Horses in Trouble

A painful response to a tragic situation

by Michael Betzold

posted 12/30/2009

People in the horse business say they've never seen anything like it. Last winter, as the recession hit hard and hay prices skyrocketed, horses were abandoned in state parks. The Humane Society fielded calls about half-starved horses standing in farmers' fields.

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