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.
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.