A Norval couple have spoken of their pain after a loved family horse was shot dead last Friday.
Sheryl and Graeme Cox found the animal dead in the front paddock of their property on Better Route Road.
The horse named Cathy had been shot from close range and appeared to have struggled for several hours before passing away.
Another horse in the paddock was uninjured.
Sheryl Cox said it appears the horse was shot sometime between 8pm Good Friday and early Saturday morning.
Horse shooting “senseless”
