Trainer arrested for punching, kicking horse, Marion County deputies say

SUMMERFIELD, Fla. (WCJB) – Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a horse trainer after he was caught on video punching and kicking a horse.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested Benito “Benny” Cotto Colon, 34, on the charge of animal cruelty on Friday.

According to the arrest report, the owner of a Bay Paso Fino horse reported last Thursday that Cotto Colon kicked, punched, and “violently pulled the bit” of her horse…

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