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Award-Winning Horse Reported Stolen From Property In Butler County Found Dead

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

BUTLER COUNTY (KDKA) - An award-winning horse that was reported stolen from a property in Penn Township has been found dead.

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Photo Credit: Penn Township Police

A 14-year-old Haflinger mare named Val was found dead, the horse's owner told KDKA. Brian Gratzer said a man found his horse on Tuesday at the bottom of a ravine near his property.

Gratzer believes his horse jumped a fence after being chased by a pack of coyotes, who then attacked the 14-year-old horse.

Val, who was reported missing on July 30, was named "Grand Champion Mare" at the Big Butler Fair last month.

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