Rescue Highlights Danger of 'Free Horse' Offers

by: Pat Raia
Dennis Rutherford of Elma, Wash., had the best of intentions when he offered his pair of retired Thoroughbred racehorses free to good homes on a popular giveaway Web site. Now he's warning other horse owners it's dangerous to offer something for nothing. "People should never offer a horse free of charge," said Rutherford, a soldier whose horses needed new homes before his deployment to ...