Missing horse found in McHenry County

A missing horse found in northwest suburban Harvard has been reunited with its owner.

The palomino mare was found about 3 a.m. Saturday near Route 173 in Harvard, according to a statement from the McHenry County sheriff's office.

The owner was found by 3 p.m. and the horse was returned, according to the sheriff's office.

Additional information was not immediately available.

The missing horse was the second animal-related incident the McHenry County sheriff's office dealt with last week.

The sheriff's office also was helping to track down a loose bull. It was eventually found Thursday in the vegetation between South Union Road and South Grant Highway in Marengo, according to the sheriff's office.

The bull had escaped from a nearby ranch. After he was spotted, several ranchers surrounded him on horseback and roped him, according to ABC7 Chicago.