Mel was lucky horse No. 400.

The 13-year-old, 13-hand black Paso Fino gelding was recently adopted by a woman in Lincoln, Neb., making him the 400th horse to be adopted via The Horse.

“He left my house on the 14th of May on a Friday night and got there on Sunday evening,” said previous owner Stephanie Snyder of Westminster, Md. She said Mel left Maryland and traveled through Virginia, Tex