Hero has come a long way since he was first brought to the Humane Society of Ventura County as part of an abuse and neglect case in October of 2018. When our Humane Officers first met the 5-year-old Thoroughbred, he was about 500 pounds underweight with a score of 1 (the worst) on the Henneke scale. He was standing in a filthy corral caked with manure and every piece of wood in reach was chewed.

The skeletal horse, along with another emaciated horse named Archer, was impounded and taken to the HSVC to begin their rehabilitation journey. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our staff and Humane Officers, Hero was able to make a full recovery to become a happy and healthy horse!