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Posted on Tue, Oct. 05, 2004 Officials investigate why 11 horses suddenly died Associated Press MADELIA, Minn. - Veterinarians and university researchers are still trying to determine why 11 of Ann Hoppe's 32 horses suddenly died last week. "That's the hardest part," Hoppe said. "The (veterinarians) were just absolutely dumbfounded. ... They thought they would find obvious signs when they got into the autopsy. They haven't found that yet." On Sept. 27, three of Hoppe's horses became ill. Veterinarians from New Ulm couldn't determine the cause of the sickness. The next day, those horses and eight others died. The vets...

Posted Oct. 12, 2004 Man killed by equipment pulled by team of horses SHAWANO ? A 62-year-old Town of Hartland man died Saturday after being run over by a piece of equipment being pulled by a team of horses. The Shawano County Sheriff?s Department said William A. Yoder was chopping corn with his team of horses and had stopped to talk to a friend who also was using a team of horses to chop corn. When the friend told his team to move, Yoder?s horses also started moving. Yoder fell when he attempted to catch his horses and was killed...