Utah horse returns home to owner after 8 years of running with wild mustangs: 'It’s a miracle' Utah native Shane Adams experienced a number of big life changes over the course of eight years — the same period of time that his beloved horse, Mongo, had been missing from home.VETERANS STRUGGLING WITH PTSD FIND HOPE AND HEALING BY WORKING WITH HORSES "It didn’t even seem real … To have him back is still not real," he said.Adams, 40, grew up riding and training horses his entire life, but he had never experienced as strong a bond as he had with Mongo, he said.He saw Mongo, his half-Quarter and half-Percheron bred horse, breaking loose and running after a group of wild Mustangs in the area.BABY SLOTH REUNITED WITH MOM AFTER RESCUERS REPLAY ITS CRIES Mongo had lost over 400 pounds and was not as stout as he had been eight years earlier — but Adams knew this was his special friend."