SILVERTON, Colo. (KKTV) - Three people are recovering from injuries after a horse was spooked by a drone during a winter racing event in southwest Colorado.
The incident happened Saturday at a skijoring race in Silverton. Skijoring is a race where horses pull cross-country skiers through a series of gates and jumps.
San Juan County Sheriff Bruce Conrad said he plans to ticket a drone pilot. The pilot allegedly flew his drone close to a horse at the race. The horse then ran into the crowd. Two women were hospitalized and a third man was given a bloody chin. The spectators were unable to escape the horse's path because of a large snowbank behind them.
The drone pilot has not been identified. Event organizers say drones won't be allowed to fly over the event in the future.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
3 people injured after drone spooks horse in Colorado
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I'd like to see an uninvited drone at a skeet or trap shooting event.
From what I have seen of bronk and bull riding at rodeos, the animals don't really need any more excitement or motivation.
I was thinking of horses in the timed events: barrel racing, calf roping, team roping, steer wrestling. Plus their is the Grand Entry, mounted flaggers and other instances of horseback activity during a rodeo.
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