MARTIN, Tenn. – A University of Tennessee at Martin equestrian team horse has been euthanized after being found shot.
The student worker feeding the animals found the horse, named Cash, Sunday morning at a university-owned pasture.
The Union City Daily Messenger reported that the horse was euthanized because of the severity of the injuries. A post-mortem examination at the university’s West Tennessee Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory determined the injuries were caused by a gunshot.
A deer that died from a gunshot wound was found near where the horse was discovered.
The university is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the shooter.