By Steven Alford
Posted March 24, 2012 at 2:09 a.m.
Contributed photo Duval County Sheriff's officials are investigating reports of an emaciated, injured horse on a ranch near Concepción.
Contributed photo Pictures of a horse on a Duval County ranch show sores on its body. A sheriff's office investigator said the horse was bitten by a younger horse to establish dominance over female horses that are in heat.
Duval County Sheriff's officials are investigating a ranch near Concepción after complaints about an emaciated, injured horse.
Pictures taken over several months from passers-by show sores on the horse's body and a thin frame, with the horse's ribs poking into its skin.
Sgt. Alan Gonzalez said he paid a visit Wednesday to the ranch off County Road 239 and said it appears the older horse has been attacked by a younger one.
"The female horses are in heat right now and the male horses have been fighting for rights to them," he said.
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