Big Red is a horse nobody knew when he was found wandering the streets wearing a Charro saddle. A concerned resident caught the tall sorrel Thoroughbred and then called the Ventura County Humane Society. The dirty, unkempt horse was limping, but otherwise OK. It was assumed that the gelding had escaped from a charreada rodeo and that someone would come along and claim him. This never happened. After the waiting the legally required time, the VCHS donated him to HorseAid and Red now awaits a loving home. We are only guessing at how the horse ended up a stray but since most of the stock performing in charreada rodeos later go on to slaughter after they are used up, Big Red was very lucky indeed to have escaped! (The lameness in his hind leg would indicate he may have been roped and thrown to the ground.)

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