HORSE MISSING AFTER JUMPING OUT OF PEN.

Byline: Angie Valencia-Martinez Staff Writer

SIMI VALLEY - Cats and dogs go missing from time to time. But a horse?

For the last week, a white, spotted horse named Moe Mac has been missing from his pen in the Santa Susana Knolls neighborhood, and an 11-year-old girl is heartbroken.

The 5-year-old steed jumped out of its pen March 30. Rain-drenched signs have been posted in the Knolls asking people for help finding him.

Those who know Moe Mac are dumbfounded at how the spotted horse could simply disappear.

"I miss him a lot," said Karina Pubillones, who has owned the horse for three years. "He was my first horse. He never hurt me."

Moe Mac was staying at the home of Liz Kent last Thursday when he and two mares jumped over the fence.

The rains possibly eroded the base of the fence, which allowed the horses to leap over, Kent said.

The mares returned, but Moe Mac remains on the loose, despite a search by neighbors on foot and horseback.

"There's no sign of him," said Kent, who lives on Hilltop Road. "This is a very unusual case. It's horrible. The worst part is there's a little girl that loves him and it would be nice to get him back for her."

Moe Mac is described as a white horse with a black spot on his backside, a gray mane and tail, and spots all over.

Kathy Jenks, director of the Ventura County Animal Regulation Department, said there have been other cases in the past of horses getting loose during the rainy season.

"People should check their fences," she said. "The ground gets soft, so when they lean on the fence, the fence falls lower."

Anyone with information can call Jenna Pubillones at [phone], or Liz Kent at [phone].

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