A teenage competitor has been arrested after allegedly stabbing three horses at a barrel racing event at a Nevada hotel over the weekend. Authorities with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call reporting a horse had been injured at a barn near the South Point Hotel Casino & Spa just after 2 a.m.Saturday, police said in a press release. Upon arriving on scene, authorities found three horses that had "been intentionally injured with a sharp object," the department said. The LVMPD Animal Cruelty Section was subsequently notified and dispatched to the barn, leading detectives to identify the teenage girl as a possible suspect in the alleged stabbings.FOLLOW US ON X A teenage competitor was arrested after allegedly stabbing three horses ahead of a barrel racing event at the 2026 NBHA Professional's Choice Las Vegas Super Show in Nevada on May 30, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
(iStock)Investigators revealed she had access to the barn the horses were being kept in, and that they believe "she may have used a knife to inflict multiple injuries to the horses." While the injuries to the three horses are not life-threatening, the animals were unable to compete in the 2026 National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA) Professional's Choice Las Vegas Super Show, which was held at the South Point Arena and Equestrian Center over the weekend.GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAILThree horses sustained non-life-threatening injuries and could not compete in the barrel racing event at the 2026 NBHA Professional's Choice Las Vegas Super Show in Nevada on May 30, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.(iStock)Following the discovery of the alleged stabbings, the teenager was located at a nearby hotel and taken into custody, police said.TEXAS TEEN ALLEGEDLY KILLED RIVAL COMPETITOR'S SHOW GOAT IN ACT OF JEALOUSYShe was later transported to the Clark County Juvenile Hall and charged with 12 counts of willful or malic...