Case DetailsHorses beaten, stabbed with fence stakes
South Morang, VIC (AU)Incident Date: Sunday, Apr 8, 2007
Disposition: Open
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Four horses, including a prized show stallion, have been left cut, bruised and scarred after youths attacked them with metal and wooden pickets.
They were easy targets in their South Morang paddock in what police branded a disgusting and sickening attack.
Acting Sgt Brad Turney, of Mill Park police, said youths had used 3m fence stakes to attack the horses. More than 22 stakes were used against the horses.
Two of the injured horses -- a five-year-old stallion named Ozzy and a three-year-old bay filly called Cowgirl -- were in a holding pen for breeding purposes.
The other injured horses were geldings Curly, 15, and Jester, 13.
Owner Kylie Dalton found them panicked and bleeding about 11am yesterday after the late-night Sunday attack.
"It was just a trail of destruction," Ms Dalton said yesterday.
"I was disgusted and angry. There was a lot of emotion. I rang my mum and started crying, saying: 'My stallion, my filly and my gelding have been stabbed.'
"Ozzy was my 21st birthday present from my mum so I could do what I wanted in breeding and showing.
"He's my livelihood at the moment. He's my showbreeding career.
"I'll have to work on him for another six to 12 months, if not longer, to get him back to show condition."
Ms Dalton said she had no idea why anyone would want to hurt her beautiful animals.
"Whoever did this is bored and stupid. They've got no respect for animals. It was a callous act," she said.
Acting Sgt Turney said neighbours heard the horses sounding distressed about 11.30pm on Sunday.
"The two horses (in the breeding enclosure) seemed to be the main target," he said.
"The female horse in particular suffered very serious injuries to its body and legs.
"They hurt the other two, stabbing one in the neck. It's an absolutely sickening attack. We can't begin to understand why anyone would want to do it."
Ms Dalton said the horses were members of her extended family.
She expressed confidence that the attackers would be caught.
"What goes around comes around. They will be caught," she said.
"These horses are my family. These people have done wrong by me."
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