Photo: Horses Suffer, Owners Struggle With Soaring Feed Prices



Floss Blackburn gives hay to horses she cares for at her animal refuge in Carr, Colorado, on April 3, 2008.

Blackburn is among many rescue workers taking in horses whose owners can no longer afford their animals' upkeep during the economic downturn.

Photograph by Chris Hondros/Getty Images


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