Flooding leaves horses stranded at Starksboro ranch

Ethan Bakuli | Burlington Free Press

Correction: Second Chance Ranch is not a registered nonprofit. An earlier version of this article incorrectly described its status.

Horses from a ranch in Addison County are in need of help following severe flooding from last Thursday's storm.

On Saturday morning, a Facebook post from Starksboro-based Second Chance Ranch revealed the impact of the storm. Around four inches of rain severely damaged roads surrounding the ranch, cutting off access to their horses and small animals.

"We have some devastation up here at SCR," the post begins. "We lost the bridge that got us up the road to our animals and washed the road out completely. We are trying to figure out how to get it fixed so we can get to the animals to get hay to them."

Second Chance Ranch is an animal rescue tucked away in the mountains of Starksboro.

"We rescue, rehabilitate and take in retired horses that just need that soft landing," reads a statement on their official Facebook page.

Caroline Audy, the owner, started a Facebook Fundraiser to help her and her husband raise money to rent an excavator to fix their bridge before the supply of hay they feed the horses runs out.

"We don't normally ask for help but we are desperate right now and need it more then ever," Audy wrote in the fundraiser post.

Contact Ethan Bakuli at (802) 556-1804 or ebakuli@freepressmedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @BakuliEthan.