More than 30 allegedly maltreated horses are recovering after authorities removed them from a trainer’s farm in Texas last week.

McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara said deputies responded to complaints about a foul smell emanating from a property near China Spring on March 29. Upon arrival they discovered the carcasses of four horses and eight cows in various stages of decay.

“We also found 20 horses living on one bare acre,” he said, and another 24 horses had broken out of the enclosure and were scattered on a neighboring property. Authorities also found about cows on the property, including calves residing in a horse trailer without food or water access. All the horses and cattle were allegedly malnourished.

McNamara said the horses had been brought to the farm by owners for training