Horse makes friends with golden retriever at NC rescue shelter

UNION COUNTY, NC (WBTV) — A neglected horse that was found wandering the streets has formed a bond with a golden retriever at an animal rescue shelter in Union County.

Darlene Kindle, with the Carolina Equine Rescue and Assistance in Wingate, said she received a call from a shelter in South Carolina about Sammy in late July.

Sammy is a silver dapple mini horse who the SC shelter found wandering the streets.

Kindle says the shelter director advised that Sammy needed help immediately or he would be euthanized.

“We score horses on a scale of one to ten, he was a two. Approximately four-six years old with possible a birth defect on his hind,” Kindle said.

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