Jasper the horse was shot in the face, but is expected to recover One day after he was shot in the face and thigh, Jasper the horse is expected to recover. But police are searching for the person they think intentionally shot the horse in rural Washington County some time on Monday. Washington County Sheriff’s Sgt. Danny DiPietro said they responded to a call from the owner of a property in unincorporated Washington County, near Cornelius, on Monday evening. He said they thought the horse may have been shot that morning. When they arrived, they found that Jasper, 9, had been shot twice — on...