Teen Barrel Racing Competitor Accused of Injuring Horses with 'Sharp Object'
Police say the teen had access to the barn and may have used a knife, leaving the horses unable to compete.
- On Saturday, police arrested a teenage competitor after allegedly stabbing three horses at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas during the NBHA Las Vegas Supershow; the suspect was identified via security footage at the barn.
- In over 20 years of holding over 35 equestrian events annually at the South Point Arena, no contestant had ever purposely injured horses; the three animals were identified by owners as Sully, Detail, and Rocket.
- Police stated the horses' injuries are not life-threatening and they are expected to recover, while the suspect was booked on 12 counts of willful or malicious animal torture and three counts of felony malicious destruction of private property over $5k.
- Sisters Hailey Krahenbuhl and Peyton Krahenbul organized a GoFundMe to help cover veterinary bills for injured horses owned by Arielle Phillips and Keira Weisbart, demonstrating community solidarity.
- Competitor Jessie Marreel from Montana plans to install cameras in stalls and limit social media posts about competition locations, saying "the people that need to know where I'm at or where I'm going will know.
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Teen barrel racing competitor accused of injuring horses with 'sharp object'
A 17-year-old has been arrested after three horses were intentionally injured during the 2026 National Barrel Horse Association event at the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas, police said.Police received a report of an injured horse early Saturday morning. When officers arrived, they discovered that three horses appeared to have been injured with a "sharp object."The department's Animal Cruelty Section launched an investigation and id…
Teenage Girl Arrested After Competition Horses Were Stabbed in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS—A teenage girl was arrested this weekend after authorities said she injured three competition horses at a barn in Las Vegas. Police responded to a report of an injured horse at a barn early Saturday morning and learned that three horses had been intentionally injured with a sharp object, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which did not identify the teenager. The injuries were not life threatening but the horses …
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