What a horrible story out of Florida this morning....as least 22 horses from Argentina at a polo exhibition have died...and others are so sick they too may die of some mystery ailment. The story is in many papers, but here's the Palm Beach Post story. What other large land animals are so loved by humans? I photographed the pair on the left in a field in Tallassee eight or nine years ago, certainly not thoroughbreds but affectionate creatures all.
[UPDATE: the Post quotes sources as saying performance enhancing steroids could be to blame! "According to several sources, the horses had a reaction to a steroid derivative that may have been tainted with a cleaning solution, the Sun Sentinel reported. The shots apparently were administered by an Argentine vet not licensed in the U.S., it further reported."]
[UPDATE: Poison suspected.]
Tim, I listened to the this story on NPR this afternoon, and wept. Imagine all of those beautiful, exquisite creatures...
ReplyDeleteI like your pair from Tallassee.