“We didn’t think she was going to make it,” Kelsey later told Central Illinois Proud, a local news station. ”We just felt so bad for her, just overwhelming sadness.“ One look at the horse and it was obvious she was hurting and had suffered abuse at the hands of humans. But who would do such a thing?
Cara understood her daughter’s refusal to leave the horse and agreed to take her home to get their horse trailer. This way, they could bring her somewhere to get help. Unfortunately, when they returned, the abused youngster wouldn’t get in to take the ride. She had tired herself out and collapsed into the ditch.