BUNKER HILL —
Miami County officials are investigating a therapeutic horse farm after a group found one horse dead and removed another that later died.
The Miami County Animal Shelter has turned over details to the sheriff’s department in an investigation of the horses’ home, Full Quiver Farms Equine Mentoring Ministry in Bunker Hill, said Susan Kulla, head of the animal shelter. The farm has used horses to provide therapy to troubled teens.
A group of horse enthusiasts began contacting county agencies after they found a dead horse, which had been partially eaten by pigs, and a second in near-death condition Sunday, said Nicole Emigh, one of the people who helped remove the horses from the farm.
“It was in a stall with urine and manure, very hot ... no hay, nothing but a concrete floor, manure and that’s it,” she said.
The horse, nicknamed Tuff, was unable to walk after about a day with its new owners, Emigh said.
The Galveston Fire Department provided equipment to help lift the horse and veterinarians provided care, but Tuff died Monday, she said.
Miami County Sheriff’s Deputy Casey Bailey said he is working with the animal shelter on the investigation, but he offered no further details.
Full Quiver Farms owner Leanna Sharp said the horses had been having ongoing health issues.
“I did everything in my capacity to make them well, and it was not getting anywhere,” she said. “So I called someone for help.”
Sharp said Tuesday she was unaware the second horse had died.
Asked about the horse found dead Sunday, Sharp declined to comment and would not speak further about the matter.
Emigh said she and the group she was with also searched for two horses that were supposed to be in the pasture, but no one could find the animals.
She asked people who notice animals in poor condition to contact authorities.
“I just want to express how important it is for people to report this to the humane society,” she said. “If something’s not done the first time, report it again.”
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