Michael Lyon Jr., 33, is accused of shooting the horse in its right hindquarter in July 2017, causing injury to the animal, according to an indictment released Thursday by the Chemung County District Attorney's Office.
Lyon "willfully or unjustifiably" shot the horse, the indictment says.
The indictment was handed up by a grand jury Oct. 5 and charges Lyon with felony counts of interference with or injury to certain domestic animals, along with overdriving, torturing and injuring animals. Both are crimes under New York State's Agriculture and Markets Law.
Lyon is scheduled to face further proceedings in Chemung County Court.
(Finger Lakes Daily News - October 14, 2017)