Posted on 04/19/2009 11:29:51 PM PDT by Big_Monkey
(CNN) -- Fourteen thoroughbred horses dropped dead in a mysterious scene Sunday before a polo match near West Palm Beach, Florida, officials said.
State and local veterinary teams are trying to figure out what happened at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Florida, as team Lechuza Caracas prepared to compete in a U.S. Open match.
Two horses initially collapsed, and as vets and team officials scrambled to revive them, five others became dizzy, said Tim O'Connor, spokesman for the polo club.
"A total of seven died on our property," O'Connor told CNN. Seven other horses died en route to a Wellington horse farm and a veterinary hospital.
The cause of the deaths has not been determined, and necropsies and blood tests were underway, he said.
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I imagine they’re checking the feed. Awful.
Wonder if PETA had anything to do with this.
Wow...... ping for updates if ya will.
That is the very first thing that went through my head. The story is incredibly vague and short on details. It doesn't mention it, but I hope the local authorities are treating this as a crime scene.
Wouldn’t put it past some enviro-wack-jobs or other nefarious group.
I would if I knew how. The pinging thing is lost on me :(...still somewhat new.
Any weird stuff involving Venezuela needs looked into.
Basically ya post to me and others that ask (if you have time and are willing of course to any more news you find regarding this post. In the to as stated use semi colons between names
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Thanks , stay safe !
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view.bg?articleid=1166794&srvc=rss
No, the racist, horse-killing, right-wing militias have struck again!
Heartbreaking. Very sad.
Here's more info...Looks like steroids tainted with a cleaning solution injected by an unlicensed Argentinian doctor...shameful. Horses valued at over $1M.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/south/view.bg?articleid=1166794&srvc=rss
“I imagine they’re checking the feed. Awful.”
That would be my guess.
I dabbled in polo when in my 20s but was never good at it.
“five others became dizzy”
How can you tell if a horse is dizzy?
“Horse Deaths Ping...”
Thanks for that info...It makes more sense.
did some of the feed ingrediants come from China?
Impossible. I’ve never heard PETA advocate observance of the Tenth Amendment.
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