Dehydration Eyed as Cause of Utah Horse Deaths
Easterwood said most full-sized adult horses drink 5 to 10 gallons of water per day. | Photo: Photos.com
Utah law enforcement authorities are probing the possible dehydration-related deaths of 10 horses discovered in a Salt Lake County pasture.

Lieutenant Justin Hoyal, of the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake, said Unified Police personnel answered a call regarding dead horses located in a private Magna, Utah, pasture on July 18. Further investigation revealed that 10 horses had died in the pasture, he said. One other horse survived and is receiving rehabilitative treatment, he said.

“There was no water source for the horses,” Hoyal said.

Hoyal said dehydration might be the cause of the horses’ deaths, but that the exact cause will be revealed by results of necropsies conducted by the Utah state veterinarian’s office

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