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Horse suffers 'cruel, senseless' death

A quarterhorse was shot about 50 times in the stomach and back with a small-caliber handgun in what authorities are calling a "senselessly cruel" act of animal torture this week in Washington County.      The horse, named Crook- neck, was found dead when his owner arrived to feed him Sunday at the corral where he was boarded in Anasazi Valley near Ivins, said sheriff's Lt. Jake Adams.      The horse was riddled with 30 to 50 bullets -- none to the head, Adams said.      "I doubt it was a quick process," Adams said. "A small-caliber handgun is not going to put a horse down, especially shooting it in the midsection."      Investigators have not determined a motive and have no suspects, Adams said.      "It's just sad and point- less," Adams said.