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Are horses required to have a shelter in Ohio?
These people who live on the same road as me have two horses. They haven't had them long. They have less than 1 acre of land to roam and in the rain it turns into a mud hole. These horses have no shelter to get away from the wind or that is a dry clean place to eat or drink. They are left out in this muddy mess to stand 24/7. They do get fed and watered, but I just think the living conditions are ignorant. They are fenced in what used to be part of their yard. It isn't that big. Especially for two horses. I understand horses can tolerate the weather when able to roam over a large area, but being confined to a small fenced in area that is a muddy mess and just standing in it all day is awful.
Ohio weather has cold and sometimes wet winters. Currently it has been raining non-stop for 2 days. The area where these horses are is just a mud puddle. These poor animals are standing in mud covering their hooves and have no where to go.
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- Sarah MLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Legally, all animals in any state are required to have shelter. This sounds awful! My heart just breaks for these horses... Call your local ASPCA and report it. The horses deserve so much better.
- catxLv 71 decade ago
Get the ASPCA to put the wind up these people. Yes the horses should have some form of shelter, this can be a proper building but often for hardier breeds it can just be a thick line of trees or bushes which are enough.
But the fact they're in a mud wallow - so could probably end up with mud fever - and clearly not getting the food and water they need (OOPS mis-read that - if they are getting food and water, they could sneak through an ASPCA loophole), the owners are not doing their duty and looking after these creatures properly!
And their yard is too small, ideally horses should have at least 1.5-2 acres each, with extra space to rotate the fields so they don't end up standing knee deep in mud.
