The horseman, Adam Hollingsworth, said the ride was in protest to bring attention to "Kids Lives Matter," but now he is looking for his horse.
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"I love her... she's like one of my kids," Hollingsworth said during a press conference Thursday.
Hollingsworth is facing aggravated animal cruelty charges, among others, after he shut down the busy expressway riding his horse Nunu for nearly seven miles during the evening rush hour earlier this week.
While he acknowledges he may have ridden his horse too long, he denies any cruelty on his part.
Chicago's Animal Care and Control initially took the animal in for safety and evaluation, but as of Thursday, officials say they no longer have possession of the horse after it was taken to an anonymous area horse rescue.
Illinois State Police said, "The horse is currently under the care of an equine rescue partner of Chicago Animal Care and Control. She is receiving good care and her condition is improving."
Prosecutors say the horse can never be ridden again and may have to be euthanized due to its condition.
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The Chicago Alliance for Animals also said Nunu is safe and well taken care of at the horse rescue. They said that the horse's condition is better than it was Wednesday but that she is still having difficulty standing, adding that she can only stand for five to 10 minutes at a time.
Hollingsworth appeared in court virtually Wednesday where his bail was set at $25,000.
Hollingsworth reportedly left jail around 5:30 p.m Wednesday with his wife and friends but made no comment at the time.
In court a prosecutor told the judge, that Hollingsworth whipped the horse when it slowed and it was injured from an ill-fitting saddle and running miles on concrete.
The horse was also said to be extremely dehydrated, overheated, suffered cuts and sores and is now in critical condition, prosecutor told the court.
Hollingsworth is facing several charges including reckless conduct, disobeying a police officer and trespassing on the expressway, obstruction of traffic by a person, pedestrian on a controlled access highway and operating a non-highway vehicle on a highway. The Cook County State's Attorney's Office approved one additional felony count of aggravated animal cruelty Tuesday evening.
The public defender noted Hollingsworth work as an activist, but the judge said treatment of the horse has nothing to do with protest.
Hollingsworth is expected to appear again in court on Sept. 30.
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"He wasn't disturbing the peace. He wasn't hurting nobody," Lateshia Hollingsworth said. "It's very frustrating to even walk into a Chicago police station and they just have this nasty attitude and you're just trying to find information on your brother."
The calls started coming in just before 4:30 p.m. Monday as Hollingsworth was going live on social media with a message.
"Kids lives matter. Until kids lives matter, until we understand kids lives matter, nothing else matter," he said on Facebook Live.
In another post earlier on his Facebook page he wrote, "we focus on kids lives matter this gone keep happening" and told his followers he was going live at 4 p.m., saying, "y'all don't wanna miss this I promise."
Hollingsworth and his supporters said the ride was meant to get the public and politicians' attention to children's needs in the city. They say funding for children's programs, especially in low-income areas, is far from adequate and there is also not enough investment in those communities.
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