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| Dead ponies 'got wrong medicine' | Dead ponies 'got wrong medicine' |
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| A Florida pharmacy has revealed that the dosage of the medication it prepared for 21 polo ponies that died earlier this week was "incorrect". | A Florida pharmacy has revealed that the dosage of the medication it prepared for 21 polo ponies that died earlier this week was "incorrect". |
| Franck's Pharmacy said the horses' medication was prepared "on an order from a veterinarian". | Franck's Pharmacy said the horses' medication was prepared "on an order from a veterinarian". |
| The horses, from a Venezuelan-owned team, collapsed and died at the weekend ahead of the US Open Polo Championship at Wellington in Palm Beach County. | The horses, from a Venezuelan-owned team, collapsed and died at the weekend ahead of the US Open Polo Championship at Wellington in Palm Beach County. |
| Florida agricultural officials and the sheriff's office are investigating. | Florida agricultural officials and the sheriff's office are investigating. |
| Franck's Pharmacy said it would "co-operate fully with the authorities as they continue their investigations". | Franck's Pharmacy said it would "co-operate fully with the authorities as they continue their investigations". |
| Drug reaction | Drug reaction |
| The horses, valued at $100,000 (£69,000) each, belonged to the Lechuza Caracas polo team, which competes in polo tournaments around the world. | |
| They first developed symptoms as they were being unloaded from horseboxes at the polo club in Wellington. | They first developed symptoms as they were being unloaded from horseboxes at the polo club in Wellington. |
| Fourteen horses had died by Sunday evening, with seven more dying overnight. | Fourteen horses had died by Sunday evening, with seven more dying overnight. |
| Officials investigating the incident suspected that an adverse drug reaction or toxicity was behind the horses' death. | Officials investigating the incident suspected that an adverse drug reaction or toxicity was behind the horses' death. |