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.
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