Shocks from leaking cable caused horse deaths
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Shocks from leaking cable caused horse deaths
Cardiac arrest brought on by electrical leakage from an underground cable caused the deaths of two racehorses in the parade ring at the Newbury racecourse last Saturday, British authorities have found.
The British Horseracing Authority has found that accidental electrocution caused the death of Fenix Two and Marching Song.
Two other horses in the parade ring were also affected by the stray electricity, but recovered.
The authority said inquiries were continuing to establish how the power came to leak into the ground.
The meeting was called off after the first race, but will be re-staged today.
Fenix Two and Marching Song were about to be mounted by their jockeys on the grass in the parade ring when they collapsed.
The bodies of the horses were taken for post mortem examinations and sampling. A section of cable was dug up by the local power authority, Southern Electric Power Distribution, for examination.
"The authority has been officially informed that there was leakage of electricity from a cable under the parade ring in the area where the incident occurred," the director of equine science and welfare for the racing body, Professor Tim Morris, said.
"There was immediate veterinary attention, and our inquiry on the day noted the racecourse veterinary surgeons felt a tingling sensation when examining the horses, and that the veterinary surgeons noted particular clinical signs such as muscle contractions.
"Both horses that died ... have undergone post-mortem examinations which showed sudden cardiac arrest as the cause of death.
"Samples taken from the horses affected have shown no evidence of substances that could have caused this incident," Morris said.
"These findings are all consistent with the cause of death being accidental electrocution and at this stage we are not investigating any other cause of death.
"I can also confirm that, contrary to speculation, no evidence of any burn marks around the mouth was found on post-mortem examination, neither were such marks found by the veterinary surgeons on the horses at the start."
Newbury course officials have assured the racing authority that the parade ring area is now safe for use by horses and humans and that a cable underneath it has been removed.
Southern Electric Power Distribution has also confirmed it is satisfied electricity cables within the racecourse are operating normally and within required safety standards at the time of testing.
Newbury's joint managing director, Stephen Higgins, said the investigation by Southern Electric Power Distribution continues to establish the reason for the leakage from the cable.
February 18, 2011Cardiac arrest brought on by electrical leakage from an underground cable caused the deaths of two racehorses in the parade ring at the Newbury racecourse last Saturday, British authorities have found.
Two other horses in the parade ring were also affected by the stray electricity, but recovered.
The authority said inquiries were continuing to establish how the power came to leak into the ground.
The meeting was called off after the first race, but will be re-staged today.
Fenix Two and Marching Song were about to be mounted by their jockeys on the grass in the parade ring when they collapsed.
The bodies of the horses were taken for post mortem examinations and sampling. A section of cable was dug up by the local power authority, Southern Electric Power Distribution, for examination.
"The authority has been officially informed that there was leakage of electricity from a cable under the parade ring in the area where the incident occurred," the director of equine science and welfare for the racing body, Professor Tim Morris, said.
"There was immediate veterinary attention, and our inquiry on the day noted the racecourse veterinary surgeons felt a tingling sensation when examining the horses, and that the veterinary surgeons noted particular clinical signs such as muscle contractions.
"Both horses that died ... have undergone post-mortem examinations which showed sudden cardiac arrest as the cause of death.
"Samples taken from the horses affected have shown no evidence of substances that could have caused this incident," Morris said.
"These findings are all consistent with the cause of death being accidental electrocution and at this stage we are not investigating any other cause of death.
"I can also confirm that, contrary to speculation, no evidence of any burn marks around the mouth was found on post-mortem examination, neither were such marks found by the veterinary surgeons on the horses at the start."
Newbury course officials have assured the racing authority that the parade ring area is now safe for use by horses and humans and that a cable underneath it has been removed.
Southern Electric Power Distribution has also confirmed it is satisfied electricity cables within the racecourse are operating normally and within required safety standards at the time of testing.
Newbury's joint managing director, Stephen Higgins, said the investigation by Southern Electric Power Distribution continues to establish the reason for the leakage from the cable.