--- description: The horses were found with 3-foot hooves title: Neglected Horses Had 3-Foot-Long Hooves, Rescuers Say image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43a1459e4f35f49b/69886148cd1bba4a206fceb2/quest-on-scene-hoof-overgrowth-8-21-15.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Neglected Horses Had 3-Foot-Long Hooves, Rescuers Say by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 27, 2015 11:29 PM CUT  Days End Farm Horse Rescue by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 27, 2015 11:29 PM CUT Rescuers discovered two emaciated horses in at least three feet of waste at a neglected farm in Maryland. The Humane Society of Washington County was alerted of the horses last Friday and rescuers took them to the Days End Farm Horse Rescue to recover, according to [WUSA](http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/08/24/2-horses-found-neglected-living-filth/32283427/ "undefined") in Washington. The animals reportedly had 3 foot hooves that had to be partially removed in order to transport them to the Farm. According to [WUSA](http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/08/24/2-horses-found-neglected-living-filth/32283427/ "undefined"), the horses had likely not received medical care in 15 years. The horses are reportedly recovering slowly, but the neglect was so severe they have to be careful. \[[WUSA](http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/08/24/2-horses-found-neglected-living-filth/32283427/ "undefined")\] _Read next:_ [_This is What Killed Knut the Polar Bear_](http://time.com/4013780/knut-polar-bear-death/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day_](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4014160/horse-rescue-hooves/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4014160/horse-rescue-hooves/"},"headline":"Neglected Horses Had 3-Foot-Long Hooves, Rescuers Say","datePublished":"2015-08-27T23:29:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:23:57.478Z","description":"The horses were found with 3-foot hooves","url":"https://time.com/4014160/horse-rescue-hooves/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43a1459e4f35f49b/69886148cd1bba4a206fceb2/quest-on-scene-hoof-overgrowth-8-21-15.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43a1459e4f35f49b/69886148cd1bba4a206fceb2/quest-on-scene-hoof-overgrowth-8-21-15.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Quest on scene hoof overgrowth 8-21-15","caption":"","creditText":"Days End Farm Horse Rescue","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4014160/horse-rescue-hooves/","name":"Neglected Horses Had 3-Foot-Long Hooves, Rescuers Say"}}]}] ```