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Saving Emma: Harvard woman works to rehab horses set for slaughter

By Matthew Apgar

Avery Carlson of Harvard, 18, works with Emma, a 14-year-old horse rescued three years ago, at Woodstock Equestrian Center on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Woodstock. Emma, who suffered severe burns from an unknown source, was saved from a slaughter truck and is receiving daily rehabilitation treatment from Carlson. (Matthew Apgar)

Avery Carlson of Harvard, 18, works with Emma, a 14-year-old horse rescued three years ago, at Woodstock Equestrian Center on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Woodstock. Emma, who suffered severe burns from an unknown source, was saved from a slaughter truck and is receiving daily rehabilitation treatment from Carlson. (Matthew Apgar)

Avery Carlson of Harvard, 18, works with Emma, a 14-year-old horse rescued three years ago, at Woodstock Equestrian Center on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in Woodstock. Emma, who suffered severe burns from an unknown source, was saved from a slaughter truck and is receiving daily rehabilitation treatment from Carlson. (Matthew Apgar)

Avery Carlson, 18, works with Emma, a 14-year-old horse rescued three years ago, at Woodstock Equestrian Center. (Matthew Apgar)

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Matthew Apgar

Matthew Apgar is a photojournalist, an explorer, a social connoisseur, and a cat dad. Pronouns: He/Him