Poisoned polo ponies!

Sadly, 21 polo ponies from Florida that were to have competed in a Sunday polo match but suddenly died were exposed to some sort of poison, said one of the veterinarians who attempted to save the animals. “Clearly, it’s an intoxication. Clearly, there’s some sort of a poison,” Dr. James Belden told TODAY’s Matt Lauer Monday from Wellington, Fla., where the horses took ill.
One of Belden’s associates was on the scene when horses began showing signs of serious illness, and Belden said he arrived soon after. News reports said that 14 horses belonging to a Venezuelan polo team had died, but Belden told NBC News that a total of 21 had died by the time of his interview. The horses reportedly were between 10 and 11 years old, and each was valued at about $100,000. Belden said the source of the poison remains to be determined, but said it could have been something in the environment or something the horses were exposed to, such as drinking water, feed or bedding.