Florida Fire Claims Standardbred Horses

A dozen horses are dead and 11 more are recovering after fire destroyed their barn at South Florida Trotting Center.
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A dozen Standardbreds are dead and 11 more are recovering after fire destroyed their barn at a training facility near Lake Worth, Florida.

Ann Mari Daley, manager of the South Florida Trotting Center, said her daughter Jamie and another individual, Dale Gilmour, were driving when they spotted smoke coming from a barn at the center on March 15. After notifying the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, the pair began releasing horses from the burning barn with the help of grooms and others on the farm, Daley said. The group was able to save 11 of 23 horses before the barn collapsed; the remaining 12 horses were killed.

The surviving horses are being treated for smoke inhalation and burns at Reid and Associates Equine Clinic in Loxahatchee, Daley said.

“Right now we have two horses in critical condition and four that are not in critical condition, but are not stable,” she said. “The rest are in stable condition

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Pat Raia is a veteran journalist who enjoys covering equine welfare, industry, and news. In her spare time, she enjoys riding her Tennessee Walking Horse, Sonny.

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