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An Eden couple is looking for two ponies they say were stolen from their property last Friday. A neighbor saw a vehicle pulling a horse trailer away from the property, but right now, the couple just wants to know the horses are being treated well and where they are.
Lori Lewis and her fiancé Mike have nine horses to care for right now, but it's the two missing ponies they're really worried about. "It's just been sickening, it's sickening," Lewis said.
Friday morning the couple ran an errand. When they returned, Journey, a 17-year-old gelding, and Tonka, a 7-year-old buckskin mare were gone. "Right away I noticed because Journey talks, he whinnies. And I pulled up and didn't hear it and said, ‘Oh my gosh, my pony's gone,'" Lewis said.
A neighbor reported seeing a white SUV pulling a blue horse trailer near the pasture. Lewis contacted the sheriff's office, but meanwhile is driving from county to county looking for her horses. She says they're on a strict diet, and if it's not followed they could become ill, possibly with colic. "It's probably one of the leading causes of death for horses, colic," Lewis said.
Lewis says both horses have unique features that make them stand out. Journey has a split in his right ear and his front left leg and back legs have white sock-like markings. Tonka has a nervous habit of grinding her teeth. They're small details that Lewis hopes someone will notice and report
"I don't care about anything at this point, just let me know they're safe," Lewis said.
Whoever took the ponies also took two saddles, bridles and halters. The Weber County Sheriff's Department tells us this may be a case of someone taking the property because they feel the pony owners owe them. Either way, they want to know where the animals are.
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