"As soon as I saw them, it really confirmed that they were in a very serious situation,"
"Many of the surviving horses were visibly emaciated and in poor health and would not have survived without intervention,"
"so it was a very, very precise and gentle, slow process,"
"getting ahold of anyone"
Heavy Christmas storms dumped about 5 feet of snow north of Mammoth Lakes, leaving groups of wild horses trapped without food or water. Blake DeBok located one group and found two dead, including a foal; another group of roughly 20 horses faced similar conditions. The U.S. Forest Service rescued 24 horses, moving them to a Bishop corral; one later died, three were euthanized for critically poor condition, and six more died in the field. Rescuers cut a trail through deep snow and gently lured weakened, trailer-inexperienced horses into trailers with food. Emergency care stabilized survivors, and 20 were transferred to Modoc National Forest for up to ten months of rehabilitation. Public posts helped alert federal agencies after initial contact difficulties.
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