15 Horses Mysteriously Dead at Kooralbyn, Queensland, Property

Fifteen horses have now died at a property at Kooralbyn in South East Queensland and at this stage authorities are unsure of the cause of the tragedy.

The devastated owner of the horses, Steve Hogno, and the large Beaudesert equine community were anxiously awaiting word from Biosecurity Queensland about the possible cause of the mass death.

An emotional Mr Hogno said he only moved 25 Quarter Horses to the Kooralbyn property 10 days ago from Oakey near his Toowoomba home.

Being moved from 'clean' country (tick free) into 'dirty' country - could the horses be victims of ticks? Apparently there were a few ticks on them but vets said not enough to kill the horses.

Hendra virus has been ruled out.

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