14 polo horses die at tournament in equine mystery

WELLINGTON, Florida: Veterinarians were waiting for test results on Monday to find out why at least 14 polo horses fell ill and died in a short time before their match at a Florida tournament.

The horses from the Venezuela-based Lechuza Caracas team were being unloaded from their trailers on Sunday afternoon when two of them collapsed and others acted dizzy and disoriented, according to a statement from the International Polo Club Palm Beach.

"They started getting dizzy," polo club spokesman Tim O'Connor told The Palm Beach Post. "They dropped down right onto the grass."