Original Story: In December 2011, Nineteen horses were taken into protective custody by the CCSPCA today due to extremely poor health, weight and overall conditions. Seven of the horses were found to be below a 2 on the Henneke Body Condition score (a 5 is considered normal), one was missing an eye, and many had various puncture wounds. Fourteen of the nineteen have been picked up and relocated and are now in a safe location and being examined by a veterinarian and the remaining five will be picked up tomorrow morning.

UPDATE 12/22/2011
The horses still need go through more medical assessment this is just our Veterinarian’s initial report:

They are all underweight. The group is like a wild horse colony with no resources. They have had no apparent human interaction and it appears that nothing has been done for them at all. They are not used to halters or human interaction which makes treatment more difficult. They are quite young, the oldest possibly suffering from neglect for maybe 4 years. The babies have malformed feet due to not being trimmed and they walk with difficulty. They will all need deworming, their feet trimmed (some have such severe feet issues that they cannot walk properly), some will need antibiotics for infections, a few may be pregnant (they have had in breeding possibly due to not being separated properly). There is one gelding, the rest are mares and stallions.

Update September 2013: We are very pleased that the court saw the evidence for what it was and convicted Mr. Dana Kahler on the animal cruelty charges. However, we are very disappointed that the punishment does not fit the crime. The court chose to disregard the prosecution’s recommendation for the maximum punishment allowable for this heinous act. Not only did Mr. Kahler deliberately abuse and neglect his 19 horses, he cost this community thousands of dollars to bring these poor animals back to good health.

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