A birthday surprise brought a retired racehorse to an East Sacramento neighborhood, all because of a "longshot" call put out on social media and a pair of willing volunteers.

Judy Courdy grew up riding horses every summer at her uncle's Midwest farm. She has stories of afternoons spent riding her favorite, "Duke," usually, she laughed, without a saddle.

Judy's son, Ryan, told CBS Sacramento that it's harder for his mother, 83, to get out of bed. She's mostly homebound, but for this birthday, her son wanted to do something special.

He wanted to take her back to the days of riding horses at the family ranch but didn't know how to bring a horse to her house.

Ryan put the call out on social media, asking anyone in the Sacramento area if there were companies, nonprofits, or people who broug

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