Devinder Sandhu said the horse, named Misty Blue, was apparently shot dead on Tuesday, according to local media reports.
"Sandhu is Sikh and wears a turban. He fears someone may have targeted him, but hopes that wasn't the case," a local news channel said, adding that the police is investigating it as a possible hate crime.
"So that we couldn't hide or blend into the crowd, so we could stand for our beliefs which was protecting the innocent," 61-year-old Singh said.
The Sikh community has condemned the incident.
"We condemn this barbaric action by a misguided individual who took this step of harming an innocent animal to scare the family and the community. We are shocked by this savagery," said Sikh Council on Religion and Education's Chairman, Rajwant Singh.
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