A mare found profoundly mutilated and allegedly malnourished is receiving care at a horse rescue in San Patricio County, Texas.

Michelle Hird, operator of the Rockport Horse Rescue, said the San Patricio Sheriff's Department called the rescue to pick up the mare on Aug. 26. The 4- or 5-year-old Paint mare had her vagina cut out and was stabbed inside that initial wound, she said.

“Basically, she was slashed from the anus to the (hind) leg,” Hird said.

In addition, the mare scored a 2 on the 9-point Henneke Body Condition Scale, she said