Concern For Yearling

A wild horse colt is causing some concern for residents in the Twin Lakes area.

A Castanet reader reports the dead horse has been visible from Highway 3A for the last week and a half.

“The sad part is this horse left behind a yearling colt who will not leave its mother's side. I have been informed this is Indian Band land and they have been notified, but no one has come to bury the horse,” says the woman.

Manager of the Penticton SPCA, Tracey Westmoreland, says the body was first reported to them on Friday. She says the horses are part of a wild herd.

“We believe the horse died of natural causes. As is the case with wild horses, the young animal will not leave the mother. It's not in immediate danger, it's old enough to be self-sufficient. But we would like to see it go back to the other horses,” says Westmoreland.

She says the horses are on a field which belongs to the Penticton Indian Band, about 30 kilometres west of Penticton.

“I spoke with someone there and they told me they will be removing the body soon,” says Westmoreland.

She says once the body is removed, the colt will likely rejoin the herd.

PIB officials could not be reached for comment.