'I Think The Horses Are A Lot Better Off Here': Meet Two Prison Inmates Who Care For Colorado's Wild Horses

Denver CO

03 November, 2021

2:17 PM

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By Kati Weis, CBS Denver: CAÑON CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – The federal Bureau of Land Management says it's necessary to periodically remove groups of wild horses from the Sand Wash Basin, to protect the resources there. Once they're rounded up, the horses are sent to a state prison ranch in Cañon City, where CBS4 recently received a rare tour of the facility, and spoke with two inmates who care for the horses. They say, the animals have changed their life. Read more at CBS Denver CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.