Hundreds of spectators poured past a torn-up polo field Thursday toward the water's edge and the area where 21 polo horses died.The brief memorial at the International Polo Club Palm Beach was held ... "We live for the horses," said Matias Magrini, a polo player from the Argentine Pony Express team. "[I'm] devastated because...
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State officials said Monday that they suspect a drug reaction or toxins killed 21 horses as they were prepared to compete in a Sunday polo match in Wellington, Florida. ... 21 thoroughbred horses died at International Polo Club Palm Beach;
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A complete history of the equestrian sport of polo. ... The introduction of sponsor money for horses and professional players soon began to appear. Cecil Smith of Texas, who held a 10 goal handicap for 25 years, is widely regarded to be one of the first polo professional players.
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21 animals died Sunday prior to match, but 5 that didn't take drug survived ... - Twenty-one prized polo horses that mysteriously died before one of the sport’s top championships were given a supplement that likely caused their deaths, the leader of the Venezuelan-owned team told an Argentine newspaper.
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The death of some of the world's finest polo horses propelled the sport into crisis and prompted calls for the regulation of the American polo association, which has no rules about the use of animal drugs and no testing.
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Horses from the Lechuza Caracas team die shortly before the semi-final of the high-profile US Open event ... The world of polo is anxiously awaiting the results of laboratory tests to help reveal how 21 horses from a Venezuelan team died suddenly in a mystery outbreak that has left the sport in shock.
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This is a common problem, in polo horses, and produce lameness, because the hoof is open and can get infections, and same times the fracture contact the sensitive tissue of the hoof. The hoof is an elastic tissue, but when it became dry reduces the flexibility, and when it is very humid can be more flexible, and brakes.
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