Trigger Warning: This post references horse shootings and may be upsetting to the public.
THE GRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPH IS UNRELATED TO THE ARTICLE BELOW. IT IS FROM A WILD HORSE SHOOTING IN 2006 (SEE PHOTO CAPTION).
A recent article by Amy Joi O’Donoghue reports that Pyrite, also known as Goldie Glory, was a popular Onaqui stallion who roamed in the western desert of Utah.
The Onaqui herd is known as Utah’s show and tell herd because of their splashy markings and the fact they are accustomed to people who seek them out in particular to capture photographic images of the stunning band.
But it is believed that someone or perhaps more than one individual shot Pyrite on Nov. 3. The stallion succumbed to his injuries seven days later about three miles southwest of Simpson Springs in Tooele County near Dugway Proving Ground.