TAVARES, Fla. – A horse in Lake County named Diablo was saved from a deadly disease by Lake County Animal Services and its rescue partners.
The chestnut and white mare suffered a bout of colic while at the Lake County Animal Services shelter on March 6. Colic is a severe abdominal issue affecting 10 percent of horses and often proves fatal.
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Tia Albert of Horse Haven and Animal Services staff member Melanie Ellixson treated the horse until neighbors offered to transport it to a rescue facility.
Diablo, now known as "No Name," is on a strict diet of soft grains, alfalfa and beet pulp at Howey Horse Haven. The rescue is holding a "Name a Horse, Save a Life" contest for her, with names being accepted at $1 each.
After extensive health and temperament testing, the rescue will be placing the mare up for adoption.
For more information and to donate, visit Howeyhorsehaven.org