I guess no one actually read the article before expressing their emotional reactions.
First off, the photo in a few posts is not the horse from the article and bears no resemblance to the horse from the article.
Second off, the article quotes one of the owners of the horse and he says it has been removed for painting and repair.
Thats it folks. Nothing to get indignant about.
"Chet Hitt, the owner of Sunset Hills, told the Daily Press Trigger was removed from its base for “repainting and repairs,” with its future home undecided.
“There’s a group of us who own Trigger so I need to abide by the group’s decision on where he’ll end up,” said Hitt, who partnered with community leader Bob Tinsley and others to save Trigger from being auctioned off nearly seven years ago.
Hitt said Trigger was removed for repairs after the horse sustained damage while being transported to Apple Valley from the shuttered Roy Rogers and Dale Evan Museum in Branson, Missouri in 2010."