Truck driver at a loss to explain death of 16 polo ponies on Spirit of Tasmania trip

The truck carrying 16 polo ponies that were found dead an hour after a trip across Bass Strait was well ventilated, according to an associate owner of the Polo Club involved.

He also said the truck, which had travelled on the Spirit of Tasmania, had the capacity to carry more horses.

The ponies, from the Willo Polo Club in New South Wales, were being transported back from an event at the Barnbougle Polo Club in north east Tasmania

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Article written by: Fiona Blackwood