Reward Offered for Information on Colorado Horse Shootings

by: Pat Raia
January 27 2012, Article # 19508

Law enforcement authorities in Colorado are hoping a cash reward will help them identify who is responsible for the shooting deaths of 13 horses last December.

Huerfano County Deputy Sheriff Ben Bounds said that on Dec. 21, 2011, the horses' owner reported more than a dozen Paint horses--including a mare and her foal--missing when he failed to find them in their leased pasture near Gardner, Colo. The animals' carcasses were later discovered scattered in various locations around the pasture, Bounds said.

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"It is as though someone was stalking them," Bounds said.

He declined further comment on the continuing investigation.

A cash reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for the shootings, Bounds said. Anyone with information about the incidents should call CrimeStoppers at 720/913-7867. All CrimeStopper calls are confidential.