This is the story of one of the over 400 horses rescued by the United States Equine Rescue League, Inc. Get our your kleenexes. Bryce is a clydesdale stallion who was rescued and adopted by a USER member. USER goes out to farms and talks to horse owners about the care of their animals. In the cases of abuse and neglect, the horses must be seized and then rehabilitated.

My sister, who has a background in law enforcement, used to do this type of animal rescue work in Georgia. Unfortunately, she also found that upon investigating allegations of animal abuse, they often discovered incidents of child abuse as well. She was surprised to find herself also needing to make a few calls into Georgia child protective services.