{"id":2426699,"date":"2025-04-23T20:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veterinarian-found-dead-after-going-viral-for-abusing-horse-on-video\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T20:22:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:22:28","slug":"veterinarian-found-dead-after-going-viral-for-abusing-horse-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veterinarian-found-dead-after-going-viral-for-abusing-horse-on-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterinarian Found Dead After Going Viral for Abusing Horse on Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fveterinarian-found-dead-after-going-viral-for-abusing-horse-on-video%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2426699&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Dr. Shawn Frehner, a veterinarian from Nevada, was found dead near Lake Mead after going missing following a video that went viral showing him abusing a horse. The video depicted Frehner kicking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macho-fails-to-move\/\" title=\"\u2018Macho\u2019 Fails To Move\">wild mustang<\/a> named Big Red while attempting to perform a castration procedure. Eyewitness Shawna Gonzalez recorded the incident and later filed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peta-defends-pro-life-activist\/\" title=\"PETA Defends Pro-Life Activist\">animal abuse<\/a> charges against him. Frehner\u2019s keys,wallet,and cellphone were discovered in his abandoned truck shortly after he went missing,and his body was eventually located in the lake nearly two weeks later. The cause of his death is currently undetermined. Frehner had a history of allegations related to animal abuse and professional misconduct within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mysterious-respiratory-illness-in-dogs-what-to-know-before-the-holidays\/\" title=\"Mysterious respiratory illness in dogs: What to know before the holidays\">veterinary community<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Nevada veterinarian who went viral for animal abuse was found dead near Lake Mead on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Shawn Frehner went missing April 6, days after a video of him kicking a horse began circulating on social media, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8newsnow.com\/news\/local-news\/missing-veterinarians-body-found-in-lake-mead-national-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KLAS-TV<\/a> in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>The day after Frehner&rsquo;s disappearance, his keys, wallet, and cellphone were found in his abandoned truck, which was parked at Hemmenway Harbor on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nevada-residents-furious-learning-bulldozed-make-room-green-solar-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nevada<\/a> side of Lake Mead.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly two weeks after that, the National Park Service found his body near the Boulder Islands, inside the lake&rsquo;s recreation area.<\/p>\n<p>His cause and manner of death are pending,<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The video in question showed Frehner yanking hard on the horse&rsquo;s lead rope before kicking it in the face.<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened April 3 at a home in Pahrump, Nevada, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2025\/04\/09\/nevada-board-investigates-horse-kicking-video-search-continues-missing-veterinarian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KVVU-TV<\/a> in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Frehner was there to castrate the horse, which was described as a wild mustang. But when its owner, Shawna Gonzalez, saw the abuse, she dropped to the floor in disbelief.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was very appalled. Very shocked. That is why I went into a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">complete anxiety attack<\/a> and had a seizure when I saw it,&rdquo; Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The search for missing veterinarian, Dr. Shawn Frehner, is still underway at Lake Mead, according to authorities. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joemoeller44?\">@joemoeller44<\/a> has the latest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OeMWnph98G\">pic.twitter.com\/OeMWnph98G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KTNV | Channel 13 News Las Vegas (@KTNV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTNV\/status\/1909794964646617509?\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Her daughter recorded the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The horse, whose name is Big Red, was taken to a care center as it suffered from abrasions to the skull and other injuries, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.8newsnow.com\/news\/local-news\/las-vegas-veterinarian-missing-following-apology-for-kicking-horse-in-head\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KLAS-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzales filed animal abuse charges against Frehner the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Frehner posted a statement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fugitive-taunts-law-enforcement-social-media-quickly-regrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> after the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I did not blatantly haul off and kick this horse as it appears in the video. That was not my intention at all,&rdquo; he wrote. &ldquo;It was done simply to get the horse in a better position so that he could breathe and get up and move so I could again try to anesthetize.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But yes I did kick him right in the chin and I very much do apologize and wish this never happened,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez had used Frehner as her veterinarian since August 2024 and said she never had any incidents.<\/p>\n<p>But others said this wasn&rsquo;t the first time Frehner had been caught abusing horses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains images that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Missing Las Vegas veterinarian had history of license suspension, abuse allegations\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z_pZwk4tRyk?start=33&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In another video, he was seen flushing a horse&rsquo;s nose with a syringe. But moments later, for no apparent reason, Frehner could be seen smacking the horse&rsquo;s face.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Frehner was under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The Nevada State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners ultimately put his license on probation for a year, alleging improper record keeping and prescribing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trust-health-care-craters-pharmacist-reveals-5-biggest-scam-medications-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">medication<\/a> to clients without labels or instructions.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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