Safe Haven Equine Rescue Gets Custody of Seized Horses

GLADEWATER — A local agency has assumed ownership of some horses recently taken from their owner. Last week, the 9 horses were seized from a Gladewater residence after allegedly being cruelly treated; one later died. KETK reports that since then, Safe Haven Equine Rescue has been nursing the surviving horses back to health. This week, the agency went to court against the owner, who reportedly left the horses malnourished. The judge decided to hand over the horses, and give ownership to Safe Haven.

Richard Fincher, Safe Haven Executive Director, says, “The court has awarded the horses to us. We have a 10-day period that they can file a contest against the judgement. And we would have to go through it again.” He said it’s going to take a couple months to get the horses back to their original weight. Safe Haven is accepting donations at http://www.safehavenequinerescue.com/ if you’d like to help.