'Horseman of the Year' Arrested for Shooting Son's Horse
John Victor Russell, a 75-year-old man recently inducted into the Carolinas Show Hunter Hall of Fame, attempted to shoot one of his sons during an argument on their family farm in North Carolina. However, he instead fatally injured the horse that the son was riding, leading to its euthanization. Russell has been charged with assault and felony animal cruelty. The incident has shocked the local equestrian community, where Russell and his family are well-known and respected.
