21 polo ponies drop dead during match in South Florida
April 20, 2009 at 6:36 am by Wayne GarciaFrom the Palm Beach Post:
At least 14 horses died Sunday after collapsing before a polo match, and seven more appear to have died overnight as efforts to save them from a mystery malady.
Vets began to intervene within minutes of the first horse falling. They hooked up intravenous tubes to the sick horses and fought to help them breathe as the horses from the Lechuza Caracas team, officials said.
“Some died right away. Others lasted about 45 minutes,” said veterinarian Scott Swerdlin, a member of the Palm Beach Equine Clinic who was at the scene and said 14 horses died.
This morning CBS 12, reports that another horse died at the Wellington Equine Clinic overnight and six others died en route to medical facilities.
