“Oh my God,” I heard [my mother] exclaim. “He simply kicked him,” Gonzalez said to 8NewsNow. “My goodness, Mom, he’s choking. He kicked him in the head after putting the horse around his neck three times.
According to Gonzalez, Frehner has been caring for her pets since August.
She disclosed after the event that Big Red had suffered severe head injuries, including skull abrasions, necessitating thousands of dollars in veterinary treatment.
According to KTNV, the Clark County Coroner and Medical Examiner disclosed Frehner’s cause of death, which was that he had shot himself with the euthanasia drug Pentobarbital and drowned.
According to the coroner’s office, dental records were required to identify Frehner’s body.
Frehner apologized on Facebook and defended his behavior after the horrific video of him hitting the horse in the face went viral.
