A horse was shot and killed in her paddock on an Elmworth, Alberta farm on October 21st.
Tassie’s owner, eight-year-old Shelby Ireland, was devastated upon hearing the news, when only moments before she had been admiring her mare through a window in her home.
Shelby’s mother, Ashley Ireland, noticed the mare lying down, feet in the air and struggling, a short time after and went to check on her. She discovered the mare had been shot. She held her head to comfort Tassie as she died.