Volunteers, drones, helicopter join search for missing horse in Puslinch

Linda Hale has been out every day since Sunday looking for her missing horse Noah.

The 23-year-old horse was last seen on Sundayin the Consession 2 and Sideroad 10 S.area in Puslinch.

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Hale told CBCK-Wshe was taking part in the Waterloo-Wellington Hunter Pace event that weekendwhen a donkey spooked Noah, causing him to jump over a wirefence and land in a ditch.

Hale fell off and Noah took off, heading south.

"My silly horse has been on [the hunter pace] six times and alwaysbeen good as gold," Hale said.

"It is a huge property, so we are scouringwith drones, ATVs, horses and people on foot."

Hale, who owns Old Orchard Farm in Guelph, has had Noah for 10 years and said she's worried the horse may be stuck somewhere.

Over 100 volunteers

Joining Hale in her searchare over 100 volunteers.

Paul Sherman, a member of theWellington-Waterloo Hunt clubwho organized the hunterpace, said he and a number of riders plan to search for Noah on Wednesday as well.

"IfNoah is still missing, it's my intention that we will not take the hounds out, but the riders from the club who are there...we will join in the search," Sherman said.

Michael Yingbull, a professor of information and technology at Conestoga College has been helping lead the volunteer group.

"I keep my horse in the same facility that's owned by the Hales and I think this is every horse owner's nightmare," Yingbulltold CBCK-W.

He saidthey've had a huge response from the community, withpeople providing maps and even operating drones in areas that have been hard for volunteers to reach.

However, the whereabouts of Noah remain a mystery.

"It's a struggle right now," Yingbull said. "We're just hoping that something starts to come up, but there's been very little clues."

Great Lakes Helicopters joined the search forNoah Tuesday afternoon, adding aerial capability to the hunt.

Yingbullsaid theyare also workingto get a thermal imaging camera onto a helicopter.