Two horses die at newbury race meeting
12-02-2011, 15:27
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Two horses die at newbury race meeting
While I'm not a fan of horse racing, news just coming in that two race horses have died at Newbury race course, suspected electrocution. 
Edit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...ng/9395743.stm
Last edited by Ravenheart; 12-02-2011 at 15:34.
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12-02-2011, 15:40
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Re: Two horses die at newbury race meeting
that is truly bizarre .
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12-02-2011, 18:06
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Re: Two horses die at newbury race meeting
how would a horse get electrocuted in a paddock ?
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12-02-2011, 19:12
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Re: Two horses die at newbury race meeting
Heavy hoof cutting through an underground cable?
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12-02-2011, 19:17
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Re: Two horses die at newbury race meeting
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Heavy hoof cutting through an underground cable?
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can't see that really ,any buried cable would have to be armoured ,i'm thinking deliberate "knobbling"
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13-02-2011, 12:55
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Re: Two horses die at newbury race meeting
Seemingly the ground was recently spiked to improve aeration of the grass.
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13-02-2011, 14:05
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Re: Two horses die at newbury race meeting
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Seemingly the ground was recently spiked to improve aeration of the grass.
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they don't spike to a depth of 1/2 meter though derek ,i'm fairly certain that is depth burried cables must be as a minimum ,it is more likely ,if it was electrocution, that someone hasn't done their job correctly and allowed illegal power lines to be run
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13-02-2011, 14:09
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Re: Two horses die at newbury race meeting
From what I read on the site is that the race course had some development recently, and the cable under the paddock wasn't supposed to be live, as it was unused
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13-02-2011, 14:11
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Re: Two horses die at newbury race meeting
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A racecourse spokeswoman confirmed a cable, thought to be dormant, had been found under the paddock.
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Perhaps not as dormant as they thought.
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