Oklahoma rodeo company blames tainted feed for deaths of 70 horses

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma: A devastating incident has hit a longstanding Oklahoma rodeo company, Beutler and Son Rodeo Co., resulting in the deaths of as many as 70 horses.

The tragedy occurred at the company's facility near Elk City, where the horses died suddenly after being fed. Co-owner Rhett Beutler suspects tainted feed is to blame.

"We did not know what was happening. We fed the horses as usual, and