Barney, a 16-year-old part draft horse, an injured member of the Providence, Rhode Island, Police Department mounted command, was recently taken in by Blue Star Equiculture, a sanctuary in Palmer, ...

Pamela A. Rickenbach, director and co-founder of Blue Star Equiculture, a draft horse sanctuary and organic farm, with two Shire draft horses on the farm in this 2011 file photo. (The Republican / ...

Retirement was very good to Finbar, a 40-something former New York carriage horse who found a happy new home at Blue Star Equiculture. The equine senior citizen wasn’t alone — roughly 600 work horses ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A local non-profit organization for at-risk youth delivered Christmas presents to children at Springfield Housing Development. “I Found Light Against All Odds” partnered ...