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Teen Arrested for Stabbing Three Barrel Horses, $24K Funded Care

6/3/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Police arrested a teenage girl after she stabbed three horses at a barrel-racing event in Las Vegas.
The teen was booked on twelve animal-cruelty counts and three felony property-damage counts.
The injuries will keep the horses from competing in the National Barrel Horse Association’s Super Show.
A GoFundMe campaign raised nearly $24,000 for veterinary care of the injured horses.

History

Historical Context

The 1970 Horse Protection Act, signed by President Nixon and enforced by USDA’s APHIS, was created to ban soring—a practice that grew in the 1950s-60s and sparked public outcry. Despite amendments in 1976 and a 2012 penalty boost, violations persisted, with fines now reaching $50,000. The Las Vegas teenager’s stabbing of barrel-race horses revives the same cruelty the law aimed to stop.

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Story summary

Police arrested a teenage girl after she stabbed three horses at a barrel-racing event in Las Vegas.
The teen was booked on twelve animal-cruelty counts and three felony property-damage counts.
The injuries will keep the horses from competing in the National Barrel Horse Association’s Super Show.
A GoFundMe campaign raised nearly $24,000 for veterinary care of the injured horses.

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