A Rhode Island man has been found guilty of animal cruelty in connection with the maltreatment of Lily, a 20-year-old Appaloosa/Arabian cross mare who was discovered in a stall at a Pennsylvania auction barn earlier this year.

When she was found, Lily had been pelted with an estimated 130 shots from a paintball gun. Rescuers from the Omega Horse Rescue, in Airville, Pennsylvania, brought Lily to the New Bolton Center, in Kennett Square, for assessment and treatment. Veterinarians determined the mare was underweight, blind in one eye, and suffering from an ulcer in the other eye. Lily subsequently underwent surgery to remove the blind eye.

In March, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office charged Phillip S. Price, Jr., of East Providence, Rhode Island, with three counts of animal cruelty for transporting a lame horse to the auction barn in New Holland, Pennsylvania, from a location in New Jersey; one count of dealing and handling animals without a license; and one count of importing animals without an interstate health certificate.

On May 20, Price was found guilty of all counts during an appearance in Lancaster County District Court, said Brett A. Hambright, media specialist for the Lancaster County District Attorney’s office