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development surrounding the horses found abused and living in a barn littered with horse carcasses.. it’s a story we broke open nearly one year ago. you may remember this horrifying scene — only our cameras captured. more than a dozen horses found dead inside a black forest barn. eight others found starving to death, including dual peppy, a champion cutting horse. sherri brunzell owned those horses. she was sentenced to 60-days in jail.. and five years of probation earlier this month. after nearly a year at a rehab center in douglas county… the horses were moved today… to a ranch near springfield — 3 and a half hours southeast of colorado springs. krdo newschannel 13’s greg miller was there.. to get you this big development you’ll only see on 13. today, they stepped out into their new normal – the blue rose ranch. jim webb exec. dir., blue rose ranch 14:46 what we provide here is an opportunity for the horses to experience the prairie. from hunger and devastation last year, to open acres. owners jim and cheryl webb, will let these horses finally follow their insticts. 14:56 : it’s been a long time, they came from filth to a place of total isolation. now they have a chance to be natural it’s been a long road. the horses were discovered by a woman and her dog in a black forest barn nearly a year ago. 57:24 he is older but he is going to have, he has trouble with his hocks, he has trouble with his back, legs. but we just now have him here, we will do some assessment. dual peppy got a lot of attention when he was found one year ago, but the people at this ranch worry so many other horses go through worse situations, and they don’t get any attention. 21:05 this guy, colby we call him, he’s gonna make it. the webbs say colby’s story is all too common. it’s why they started their ranch. 21:32 there aren’t any camera trucks, you know he’s not famous, he’s not a performance bred horse, no one knows of him. these horses come in in the night alone. we’re going to do the very best for this horse, justike dual peppy. experience they’ll need… 14:10 it’s a complex thing, horses are complex, as these newest arrivals settle in. they’re not all that different people. they’re pretty smart. they’re very strong. in springfield, greg miller, krdo newschannel 13. the webbs said that eventually, the horses will be sold, but that won’t happen until they know for a fact that the horses are ready for a move, and after they’ve done research into the prospective buyer. you can find

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