Creekside Pet Center Owner Jacob Brummet fixes a bag of food for his pony

Creekside Pet Center Owner Jacob Brummet fixes a bag of food for his pony, Judge, and mustang horse, Truffles, at Pierpont General Store on Sunday in Columbia. “For me to get to raise (Truffles) and her to be an ambassador for other wild horses, and get to tell her story and have her in front of hundreds of people, is very cool for me,” Brummet says.

The general store hosted the Pups, Pints and Petting Zoo event Sunday to help raise awareness for adoptable dogs.

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