COULD BE TO BLAME. HERE’S KOCO’S KYLIE THOMAS BUTLER AND SON RODEO COMPANY SUPPLIES HORSES TO RODEOS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAVE SO FOR ALMOST A CENTURY. BUT NOW THE OKLAHOMA FAMILY BUSINESS IS DEVASTATED AFTER LINES OF GENERATIONAL HORSES DIED AFTER CONSUMING FEED. THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS INVESTIGATING THE FEED FROM KANSAS AFTER RECEIVING A CALL FROM A CONCERNED VETERINARIAN FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD, THEY GOT SOME FEED FROM A NEW SUPPLIER. AN ESTIMATED 40 TO 70 HORSES HAVE DIED. CAITLIN HALL HAS AN EQUINE RANCH IN ELK CITY, JUST MILES AWAY FROM THE BUTLER AND SON RODEO COMPANY. IT WAS PRETTY HARD. AND JUST KNOWING THAT THE NUMBERS ARE STILL INCREASING IS IT’S DEVASTATING. SHE SAYS THE RODEO COMMUNITY IS VERY CLOSE, AND THIS LOSS WILL HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ACROSS THE U.S. IT’S GOING TO BE BIG. IT’S ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING THERE ON THE BIG STAGE. EVERYBODY KNOWS THEM AND THE QUALITY OF HORSES THAT THEY HAVE AND THE QUALITY OF PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE. AN INSPECTOR WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AG WENT OUT TO THE RANCH MONDAY TO COLLECT SAMPLES OF THE FEED. THEY SAY THEY WON’T KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG UNTIL THOSE RESULTS COME BACK IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WE
At least 40 horses dead at Oklahoma ranch in possible faulty feed incident
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture is investigating what killed dozens of horses at a rodeo stock contracting business.
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Updated: 6:25 PM CDT Aug 27, 2024
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture is investigating what killed dozens of horses at a rodeo stock contracting business. >> Download the KOCO 5 AppBeutler & Son Rodeo Company supplies horses to rodeos all across the country and it has for nearly a century. Now, the Oklahoma family business is devastated, with lines of generational horses dying in what veterinarians believe could be faulty feed. An estimated 40 to 70 horses have died. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture is investigating the feed from Kansas after it received a call from a concerned veterinarian. “From what I understand, they got some feed from a new supplier," Kaitlyn Hall, the owner and founder of Lazy H Equine. Hall has an equine ranch in Elk City, just miles away from Beutler & Son Rodeo Company. "It was pretty hard, and just knowing that the numbers are still increasing, it’s devastating," Hall said. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The rodeo community is very close, and Hall said the loss will have a lasting impact across the country. “It’s going to be big," Hall said. "It’s absolutely devastating. They’re on the big stage, and everybody knows them and the quality of horses that they have and the quality of people that they are."The inspector with the Department of Agriculture went to the ranch on Monday to collect feed samples. They won't know what happened until those results come in in a couple of weeks. Top Headlines Unbelievable OHP photo shows trailer stuck upright against sign over I-35 in Ardmore Man wins more than $430,000 – only a day after buying a new house, lottery officials say Oklahoma grocery tax cut takes effect Thursday, stores prepare for change Shawnee Public Schools superintendent placed on leave amid OSDE investigation Mariah Carey's mother and sister died on the same day. The singer says her 'heart is broken'
ELK CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture is investigating what killed dozens of horses at a rodeo stock contracting business.
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Beutler & Son Rodeo Company supplies horses to rodeos all across the country and it has for nearly a century. Now, the Oklahoma family business is devastated, with lines of generational horses dying in what veterinarians believe could be faulty feed.
An estimated 40 to 70 horses have died.
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture is investigating the feed from Kansas after it received a call from a concerned veterinarian.
“From what I understand, they got some feed from a new supplier," Kaitlyn Hall, the owner and founder of Lazy H Equine.
Hall has an equine ranch in Elk City, just miles away from Beutler & Son Rodeo Company.
"It was pretty hard, and just knowing that the numbers are still increasing, it’s devastating," Hall said.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
The rodeo community is very close, and Hall said the loss will have a lasting impact across the country.
“It’s going to be big," Hall said. "It’s absolutely devastating. They’re on the big stage, and everybody knows them and the quality of horses that they have and the quality of people that they are."
The inspector with the Department of Agriculture went to the ranch on Monday to collect feed samples. They won't know what happened until those results come in in a couple of weeks.
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