Posted: 11:47, August 1, 2022 | Updated: 13:23, August 1, 2022
Bystanders captured the terrifying moment a leashed pit bull attacked a $100,000 horse in front of shocked families at a Sydney park. Footage from Centennial Park in the east of the city on Saturday afternoon captured the moment the vicious pet “locked” the horse named Lunar, who was crossing a path. Ian, the horse’s owner, and several others tried to fight off the aggressive dog as the animal repeatedly bit the legs of the much larger creature. Bystanders captured the terrifying moment a pit bull attacked a horse in front of shocked families at a Sydney park The attack was caught on camera by local resident Shannon Bishop, who described the incident as “horrific”. “I saw the horse get up on its hind legs and I thought, what’s going on there?” he told Daily Mail Australia. “Then I saw the dog. I was absolutely shocked at how aggressive the dog was, I could see him trying to kick the horse’s bottom. He also broke his legs.’ The pitbull repeatedly runs back and forth trying to avoid the good Samaritans trying to stop it from taking more pieces out of the horse’s hind legs. Lunar eventually kicks the dog off him with a defensive swing that could have killed the animal. The attack was caught on camera by local resident Shannon Bishop, who entered the park section several minutes after the attack. Eventually Ian grabs the dog by the collar and waves it away, before the animal’s two owners scoop it up and run away without even apologizing. “It was awful to watch,” Ms Bishop said of the couple, who “didn’t care” about the horse. “I was incredibly shocked at how useless the dog’s owners were, at one stage they were trying to block the dog but it went on for ages. It was quite confrontational,” he told Daily Mail Australia. “I was really afraid he would take the horse.” The pitbull runs back and forth trying to avoid the people blocking it before repeatedly biting the horse’s legs “Ian kept asking for details but they refused, collected their dog and ran to their car,” she said. The incident has been reported to Centennial Parklands rangers. Daily Mail Australia has contacted them for a response. Witnesses said the rider was “shaken” by the attack. Daily Mail Australia has also contacted the dog’s owner for comment.