Police in Marion County, Ore., are seeking several horses that might have been hidden by a barn operator accused of animal neglect.

Investigators believe the horses were moved by Kristina Early, operator of the Early Rise Ranch, a training and boarding stable in Salem, Ore. Early was arrested July 11 after animal welfare authorities removed more than 40 allegedly neglected horses from her property.

Lt. Sheila Lorance, public information officer for the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, said Early moved 17 horses from the ranch prior to her arrest to prevent them from being seized. Investigators found seven.

“We don’t know if the missing horses belong to her or not, but they are evidence in the case,” Lorance said

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