I cannot begin to comprehend what would ever motivate someone to do such a heartless, cruel thing. But I do know what motivates me to want to slash the hindquarters of the jackass who did this to those horses, and by extension, to the fine folks who provide a wonderful service. Sorry...can't help it. I feel that people should get as good as they give.

This is jusst purely awful. Innocent, wonderful animals.

I worked on the farm when I was a teenager. This news is so upsetting! I hope the police catch the person who did this. More so, I hope the person is prosecutted to the fullest extent of the law! There probably needs to be some changes to the security policies at the farm. We need to keep the animals safe from people like this.

The way our society is just about anything can be condoned. Perhaps the felon(s) fell off a pony when they were younger...
I sincerely hope that whomever was culpable is caught, and ordered to muck stalls for 500 hours.
This article makes me dad, so very sad.

Umm that would be "Sad" not "dad"...

I agree with all of the above comments. Did they have any surveilance cameras around the park/barn?

I take my dog to Frying Pan Park 2-3 times a week and have seen the handicapped kids on the horses. It is truly a beautiful sight. I am saddened that some idiot would hurt these gentle animals.
Jeanne Esmond

Horrible.

I do hope they find this loser and use those 3 horses +1 to draw and quarter this person.

if anyone wants to help the link to donate via pay pal is here http://spiritequestrian.org/donations.html

Thanks Scott! every little bit helps. In case anyone wants to come out and meet the horses and see what we do at SPIRIT we are having a small open house on May 19th from 10-1pm. bring your kids for a pony ride too.

Thank you everyone for your support and donations. i am a volunteer there and one of the horses is truly dear to my hear. Thank you.

I've also already made a significant donation. The depravity of the cruelty to animals at the center of the story is exceeded only by the meanness of its effect on the disabled kids who get so much joy from riding these horses.

I am so sorry to hear this horrible news... It left me in tears as I love my horse and it is beyond comprehension that someone could carry out such an act of demonic expression.
I pray this or these people are revealed and justice is served. I also am believing for camera's and help/via angels around to help alert or avert such horrific acts in the future, toward all of our horses...love and healing to you at Frying Pan ...

i have worked at spirit for about 9 months and it was a terrible thing that happen i think that person has a really cold heart i love all of the horses there i care about them a lot and it really is terrible thing to have someone come and just hurt a innocent animal and hurt many peoples feeling and it is really wrong.

So wrong on so many levels...I hope whoever did this is caught. The rest of us decent human beings don't need sick people like this in the neighborhood.

Very sad that people are so cruel and insensitive. I fear that our society is somehow fostering such outbursts.

Herndon Patch has an update on this story. The teen eventually charged in these attacks was convicted yesterday:
http://herndon.patch.com/articles/teen-convicted-in-herndon-area-animal-slashings