Police said the horses are expected to survive, but their injuries will likely prevent them from competing.
LAS VEGAS — A teenage girl was arrested after three horses participating in a barrel racing show in Las Vegas were found with knife injuries.
Police were called around 2 a.m. local time Friday to a barn where horses participating in the National Barn Horse Association’s Las Vegas Super Show were staying.
Patrol officers responded and learned that three horses had suffered injuries from a sharp object that investigators believe were intentionally inflicted.
The department’s Animal
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