Grace Foundation reopening; horse lawsuits ongoing

“All we want to do is reopen,” said Beth DeCaprio, executive director of The Grace Foundation of Northern California.

The El Dorado Hills rescue group temporarily closed its programs, lessons, clinics and volunteer hours on Oct. 11, 2012. The January 2013 volunteer training was cancelled. DeCaprio said the foundation has continued to care for all 250 animals at the ranch.

At the heart of the closure — money.

The Grace Foundation accepted custody of 20 abused and neglected horses from Whispering Pines Ranch near Susanville in April 2011. In August of that year, it took another 36. Many of the horses were pregnant mares. Some adults and foals have since died. Grace also accepted two goats, one donkey and two dogs from the ranch.

Since taking custody of the horses from Whispering Pines, Grace has received a total of $40,000 for their care, $20,000 each from Bank of America and Wells Fargo.

Without ownership of the horses, or a responsible party with authority, Grace has been unable to make the horses available for adoption or do some of the medical procedures the foundation would normally do. The question of who is responsible to pay Grace for care of the rescued animal has not been determined.

Ownership of the Susanville horses has been mired in a complex web of litigation: six lawsuits ...

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Grace Foundation Website: http://www.thegracefoundationofnorcal.org/

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