Wednesday, February 22, 2017

3 people injured after drone spooks horse in Colorado

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.

 Can you visualize the animal rights folks at a rodeo, or....

3 comments:

Tick said...

I'd like to see an uninvited drone at a skeet or trap shooting event.

Anonymous said...

From what I have seen of bronk and bull riding at rodeos, the animals don't really need any more excitement or motivation.

Frank DuBois said...

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.