Starving horse saved from Monroe County farm recovering well

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office received a call about dead horses on a property in the northern part of the county and went to investigate. When they arrived they found two horse carcasses in separate stalls and a third horse that was still alive in a third stall.  That horse, which has been temporarily named Jake, was removed from the property and taken for immediate care. The sheriff's office says Jake is recovering well and responding to food. Blood tests determined that he was suffering from starvation and a veterinarian determined that his diet had consisted of dirt and wood for some time.