In the winter of 2012, authorities rescued a group of starving, neglected horses from a barn in Groveport, Ohio.
Experienced rider and Franklin County Sheriff Corporal Sam Byrd was called into the case by investigators and Corporal Byrd saw something remarkable in the eyes of a weak and malnourished Tobiano American Paint.
Corporal Byrd thought he could work with the horse to become a part of the department's mounted patrol unit.