Horses face long road to recovery after ordeal

By CLAUDIA BOYD-BARRETT
BLADE STAFF WRITER


FREMONT
– Shayna Roberts is exhausted. The 26-year-old animal technician has worked 12-hour days at the Sandusky County Fairgrounds, organizing volunteers and tending to 36 malnourished Arabian horses rescued from a farm in Ottawa County last weekend….Since the weak and disoriented horses were brought to the barn Jan. 29, they have started to recover. Their drained silence has been replaced by a lively exchange of whinnies and snorts. Their heads and ears perk up as people approach – especially if they bring hay – and their eyes glimmer. Read more…


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