MAHWAH — An Oakland family's search for their 15-year-old daughter's missing horse, Chief, has taken to the air, across two states and even involved tips from psychics.

Chief took off around 3 p.m. Saturday from a Mahwah farm when he slipped and the rider jumped off, said James Vulgaris, the girl’s father. Vulgaris tried tracking Chief into the nearby woods, but quickly lost the trail.

The Vulgaris family saved Chief from a slaughterhouse and his disappearance has left their daughter, Makenzie, increasingly worried.

“She’s losing hope,” Vulgaris told NJ.com. “No one has seen this horse yet.”

The search has spanned a large area around Mahwah, the Ramapo Valley County Reservation, New Jersey Botanical Garden in Ringwood, along Route 202 and into nearby New York towns. Local police across the area have also been put on alert for the animal.

Vulgaris said he took a small plane out of Greenwood Lake Airport to scour the large area for Chief, but found no signs of him.

“It’s a huge area,” Vulgaris said Thursday. “He could be anywhere.”

Even psychics have joined the quest to find Chief, offering tips that he is likely within four miles of the farm, according to Denise Vulgaris.

“We are taking all the help we can get,” she said.

Chief is described as a Paint Horse, with black and white markings. He is between 15 and 20 years old. Searchers were asked to check areas including near Halifax Road in Mahwah, the Boy Scout camp and around the Ramapo Reservation.

The horse, James Vulgaris said, fled wearing a saddle but he may no longer have it on. Anyone who spots Chief should immediately call police.

“I would love for somebody to grab him,” Vulgaris said. “He’s a gentle giant.”

Anyone with information can call Mahwah police at 201-529-1000.