{"id":64033,"date":"2018-07-11T18:55:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T00:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/woman-faces-18-charges-in-cortez-horse-neglect-case\/"},"modified":"2018-07-12T00:55:36","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T00:55:36","slug":"woman-faces-18-charges-in-cortez-horse-neglect-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/woman-faces-18-charges-in-cortez-horse-neglect-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman faces 18 charges in Cortez horse neglect case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Eighteen horses suffering from alleged neglect on a County Road N property were seized by the Montezuma County Sheriff's Office and transported to a horse sanctuary for rehabilitation.<\/span>The Journal file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Animal cruelty charges have been filed against Daisy Stenzel for allegedly neglecting 18 horses on County Road N, prompting a seizure by the Montezuma County Sheriff\u2019s Office in April.<\/p>\n

This week, Will Furse, district attorney for the 22nd Judicial District, filed 18 misdemeanor animal cruelty charges, one for each horse and a foal. The charges allege that Stenzel failed to provide the animals with proper food, drink or protection from the weather, in violation of Colorado law.<\/p>\n

After complaints and an investigation, the horses were seized by the Sheriff\u2019s Office on April 16 and transported to the Harmony Equestrian Rescue Center in Frankton, Colorado, for sanctuary and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

On April 11, agriculture deputy Dave Huhn and Gerald Garcia, a Bureau of Animal Protection agent, inspected the horses at 24058 County Road N and deemed them in poor health due to lack of nutrition, according to a Sheriff\u2019s Office incident report.<\/p>\n

Local veterinarian Dr. Sue Grabbe examined the horses on April 13, and agreed they were in poor body condition. A seizure warrant was then granted by District Court Judge Doug Walker.<\/p>\n

Sheriff Steve Nowlin said the horses were found in \u201cemaciated condition. They were in poor shape and were not being fed adequately,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Stenzel told investigators that she had been feeding the horses \u201cfour loaf flakes in the morning and four loaf flakes in the evening.\u201d No grazing was available on the property, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Stenzel admitted that the horses have not been receiving veterinary or farrier care. One of the animals was a recently born foal, and she told investigators that she didn\u2019t know that the mare was pregnant.<\/p>\n

Nowlin said Stenzel inherited the horses from her mother.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople need to ask for help in these situations. There are assistance programs available,\u201d Nowlin said. \u201cWe see this often, where people don\u2019t have the pocketbook to take care of their animals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stenzel forfeited the horses to the Sheriff\u2019s Office, Nowlin said, and then ownership was transferred to the Harmony Rescue Center, which will offer them for adoption.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are being taken care of,\u201d he said. \u201cWe continue to get a lot of animal neglect complaints and are monitoring those cases.\u201d<\/p>\n

If an animal is seized because of neglect, the owner is liable for costs of care and provisions, and if not paid in time, the animals are forfeited.<\/p>\n

In Stenzel\u2019s case, the cost of care for the 18 horses came to $6,120, according to court records.<\/p>\n

jmimiaga@the-journal.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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