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Volunteers Assist in Washington Horse Rescue
by: Pat Raia
January 06 2009,
Article # 13391
Volunteers fought frigid temperatures and high snow drifts last week to remove 33 malnourished horses from their snow covered pasture just outside Wellpinit, Wash. A Bureau of Indian Affairs agent discovered the herd, which included several mares and foals, on Dec. 30, 2008. They were residing without adequate food or water, but severe weather prevented the horses' removal until Jan. 3. The horses were removed from pastures outside Wellpirit, ...
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