LAS VEGAS, NV — A teenage girl was arrested after three barrel horses were stabbed early Saturday at a barrel racing event in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported.
The suspect, a juvenile whose name was not released, was taken to juvenile jail on numerous charges, police said. She was competing in the event, according to the National Barrel Horse Association.
Police said the teen may have used a knife to inflict multiple injuries on the horses. Three horses were injured in total, but none of the injuries were life-threatening.
One of the horses, Sully, owned by barrel racer Hailey Krahenbuhl, was stabbed multiple times, Krahenbuhl said on social media. The horse was stitched up and is recovering, she stated.
The incident occurred during the National Barrel Horse Association’s Professional’s Choice Vegas Super Show at the South Point Casino.
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