MICHIGAN CITIZENS for COUGAR RECOGNITION September, 2007 Horse Attack - 6th Avenue, Gobles

The week of September 9, 2007, an 18 year old horse was attacked on 6th Avenue, just west of M-40 in Gobles. It is believed the horse was attacked in the back pasture in the nighttime. An investigation of the injuries showed razor sharp cuts in the horse's flesh and matching marks on either side of the horse for a total of 10 visible injuries. The farm has no barbed wire on the premises. The pasture showed signs of scuffle in the dirt where horse hoofs dug in. Within 150' of the pasture, fresh cougar tracks were found in the soft mud around a small pond.

Left Side	Left Front Enlarged	Left Rear

Injury 1 Left	Injury 2 Left

Injury 3 Left	Injury 3 Left Revealed

Injury 4 Left	Injury 4 Left Measured

Injury 5	Injury 5 Closeup	Injury 5 Closer

Injury 6 Left	Injury 6 Left Closeup Cut Fur

Right Side	Injury 1 Right Side	Injury 2 Right Side

Injury 3 Right Side	Injury 4 Right Side	Injury 4 Right Side Revealed

Bloody Stripes on Left Dock	Dock Stripes Enlarged

PROPERTY LAYOUT AND TRACKS

Signs of scuffle were found in the pasture with hoof marks dug into the grass/dirt. Just to the west of the scuffle area, on the bank of a small pond, these tracks were found.

Track 1	Track 1

Track 2	Track 2

Track 3	Track 3	Track 4