Two wild horse advocacy groups are offering rewards leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for shooting three wild horses in Oregon earlier this month

Capt. Dan Smith of the U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations said that on Oct. 13, federal officers responded to a call about two injured horses discovered in the Ochoco National Forest near Pineville, Ore., in Crook County. Once on the scene, officers found a third injured horse, Smith said. The horses—two adults and one juvenile horse—had been shot, he said.

Smith said the area in which the horses were found is frequented by both woodcutters and hunters.

“Hopefully somebody saw something,” he said

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