The equestrian community is in mourning after the
horrific attack on three beautiful, innocent horses at a Las Vegas competition over the weekend.
It was the 2026 National Barrel Horse Assn. Professional's Choice Las Vegas Super Show, and hundreds of hopeful barrel racers gathered to compete and be with their community. Barrel racing is a high energy sport in which horse and rider work together to achieve enough speed and agility to chart the fastest, cleanest route between three barrels, arranged in a triangle.
But one competitor turned what should have been a celebratory, enjoyable weekend into a
literal nightmare for the other competitors and their horses.
She snuck into the barn where many of the horses were being kept and brutally attacked three of them, stabbing them over and over again.Sign the petition to demand justice for these poor horses!Apparently, the assailant had been lingering around the barn on Friday night. At multiple points, she even tried to engage with the owner of one of the horses she would soon stab, asking "weird questions" as the owner puts it.
Then, just minutes after this owner left, the girl went into
full attack mode.She stabbed
the first horse a total of six times -- the horse apparently fled in a panic, running around the barn with
blood pouring out of her.
The girl would go one to
stab two other horses multiple times, inflicting an immense amount of fear and pain.
Authorities thankfully arrived soon after the attacks, and all of the horses are on the road to recovery. The suspect was identified and detained quickly. But none of this undoes
the utter trauma that this girl brought upon these horses and their owners.Because this girl is a minor, this case is all the more concerning. What led to this girl carrying out such a brutal, bloody attack? Whatever her motivations,
she clearly needs professional help.That's why we're asking that, in addition to her sentencing, it be mandated that this girl meet with a mental health professional. This level of violence is incredibly worrisome, and until she is treated, we cannot be sure that future animals -- or people, for that matter -- are safe.
Sign the petition demanding that this horse attacker receive mental health counseling as a part of her sentencing!