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Miss. Authorities Seek Owner of Injured, Abandoned Horse

March 20, 2012
Posted by Pat Raia

The 4- to 5-year-old sorrel male Tennessee Walking Horse was discovered on March 2, standing on a roadside.

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Jones County, Miss., law enforcement authorities and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) are seeking the owner of a severely wounded Tennessee Walking Horse discovered standing at a roadside in Soso.

The horse has deep stab wounds on his hind legs, a wound in the girth area of its belly, and a deep back wound located where a saddle would fit.

Lydia Sattler. HSUS Mississippi State Director for State Affairs, said the approximately 4- to 5-year-old sorrel male Tennessee Walking Horse was discovered on March 2, standing on the roadside at West Brushy Road near Pleasant Home and Highway 533 in Jones County

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Pat Raia

Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.