The equestrian, identified as Yvette Picconi, 47, was riding her horse, Mecca, on a trail near the San Dimas Equestrian Center when dogs got loose from either a residence or a pit bull dog rescue facility, officials said.
What does that mean? They think the dogs escaped from a pit bull rescue facility???? Why would anyone say that unless they had an idea that that's where the dogs came from?
Picconi suffered minor scrapes in the attack that happened near Foothill Boulevard and Walnut Avenue just before 9 a.m., officials said. The woman's horse suffered a 10-inch gash on its leg.
“She's distraught, horribly distraught,” said Shelley Kresan of her friend Picconi. “After the first bite, the horse tried to run off. And the horse collapsed with my friend still on the back of the horse ...”
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies said a neighbor who saw the attack tried to beat the dogs off using a flashlight.
The man called for help when one of the dogs latched onto the horse and locked down on its leg.
A relative of that person, identified as John Eichler, 24, of San Dimas, used a rifle to shoot the dog, killing it, said Lt. David Vega, of the LA County Sheriff’s Department.
“They had to shoot him several times to get him to stop,” Vega said, adding that no arrests were made.
Kresan said she believes the man’s quick action saved her friend’s life.
“It could've been a lot worse,” Kresan said.
Officials said the other dog was taken by animal control officers, who will decide whether to cite or charge the dogs’ owners. The dogs may have come from a yard of a residence or a pit bull rescue, officials said.
Again, why are they saying this? That the dogs "may have come from a pit bull rescue"? This tells me that that is EXACTLY WHERE THEY CAME FROM - and they just don't want to say it.
(nbclosangeles - Feb 23, 2013)
