( CENTERMORELAND, Wyoming County) -

Members of a non-profit equine adoption agency fulfilled a mission Wednesday afternoon to remove a pair of horses from inadequate living conditions.

We met these R.E.A.S.O.N. volunteers ready to rescue two malnourished horses in Wyoming County.   Lisa smith runs R.E.A.S.O.N. She said, "Look at him and he said he was taking care of this horse."

R.E.A.S.O.N. stands for Retired Equine Adoption Society of the Northeast. She and volunteer Cheryl Willis were house hunting near Tunkhannock.  Smith added, "As I went by, I just stopped because I was stunned at the way they look."

When they came across Beau and Jed. Lisa Smith said, '”This is beau, you can see he's blind." The horses were packed in to these confined quarters.  Volunteer Cheryl Willis told WBRE News, “They don't roam free, they can't just get grass, they can't go down to eat the hay, so yeah it breaks my heart they're not taken care of when there are people out there who'd take care of them."

The pair snapped a few photos, then contacted the appropriate animal authorities and went straight to the owners. Smith added, "There's no water, there's no hay, there's no food and we just needed to do something and luckily the owners did cooperate and have signed them over."

With some extra help, the R.E.A.S.O.N rescuers freed the horses from their current conditions. "Boys, what do you think? I think they're happy to be out of here."

Jed proved a little stubborn, but not before long, Smith said, "He's going to go, good boys, shut the door." Veterinarian Dr. Martha Wells was waiting. Dr. Wells said, "Oh Lordy."

The Doctor got a good look at both of them. The diagnosis - too thin, but otherwise o.k.  Dr. Martha Wells said, "Once they've gotten nutrition for a couple of weeks we'll start worrying about vaccinating them and de-worming, that sort of thing." Jed and Beau will be nursed back to health in foster care and ready for adoption in just a few short months.

There are several horses here waiting for good homes too.  R.E.A.S.O.N. asked that WBRE News not name the owners, since they did cooperate by turning the animals over.

Cheryl Willis tells also told WBRE News they won't be charged, but they likely won't ever be allowed to own horses again. R.E.A.S.O.N. Horse rescue (570) 333-5266 Reasonhorserescue.com 

If you would like to volunteer with R.E.A.S.O.N. or adopt a horse call the non-profit agency at (570) 3-3-3-5-2-6-6 or log on to the web at reasonhorserescue.com