Escaped therapy horse struck, killed by hit-and-run driver

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GREENFIELD — Police are looking for a driver who struck and killed a horse training to become a therapy animal for people with disabilities.

Malachi, an 11-year-old male standardbred horse owned by Edelweiss Equine-Assisted Therapy Center, was killed in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend.

Leaders of a local nonprofit say they are devastated by the loss. Police are now searching for the driver.

Read more about the accident in Wednesday’s Daily Reporter.