Missing horse in Deer Lake returns on Christmas Eve

After offering a reward and sharing pleas for help finding her missing horse on social media, Gwen Wilcox’s horse was found in its stable alive and well.

Horse appeared in its stable a day after being reported as stolen, completely unharmed

Noah Laybolt · CBC News · Posted: Dec 27, 2019 12:52 PM EST | Last Updated: December 27, 2019

Brandi, Gwen Wilcox's horse, was missing for a day from a farm in Deer Lake. (Submitted by Gwen WIlcox)

After offering a reward for the return of a horse Gwen Wilcox said was stolen on Monday, the animal was found a day later, on Christmas Eve, in its stable on a farm in Deer Lake.

Wilcox said the horse hadn't suffered any major injuries.

"We were pretty excited. We all were. Everyone was, like even the previous owners. They were all pretty happy she's back," said Wilcox, who owns the horse named Brandi.

Wilcox said that at 4:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, the owner of the farm where Brandi is kept called her with the news that the horse was back in her stable.

"She called me screaming into the phone, 'Brandy is back! Brandy is back!'"

Owner not ruling out foul play

Wilcox said she still believes that the horse was stolen, and later returned.

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"There's nowhere you're going to go and hide here, really. Nowhere to go with her. And there was so much commotion, I guess they brought her back," she said.

"What I understood was, they pulled in so far, let her out, and walked her into the gate. Closed the gate again and took off."