More clues in the case of the horse with no name

The mystery of a decades-old horse skeleton found complete with a saddle and tack in a North Bay state park is drawing attention within equestrian circles because it is so unusual. “Of all the horses we have dealt with since 1997, I can't think of any that have had saddles on unless they were lost or threw the rider, all of the others were bareback,” said Debi Metcalfe of Stolen Horse International, Inc., a registry for stolen horses. It's also intriguing for Penngrove saddle-maker Jay Palm, who thinks his father, the late Jim Palm, may have worked on the saddle that was found. “It's interesting, it's like a treasure hunt,” Palm said. The almost complete skeleton of a horse with saddle, bit and other tack was found a month ago on a steep hillside at Samuel P. Taylor State Park, which is popular for hikers and riders. Who the horse belonged to and how it got there is a puzzle, however, which state parks senior archaeologist Breck Parkman is trying to unravel...read more