Horse Tail Thieves Rile Colo. Ranchers

Who's stealing horses' fly swatters—and why?

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 16, 2009 7:06 AM CST

(Newser) – Angry horse owners are bridling at bizarre new attacks on their four-hoofed friends, reports the Los Angeles Times: tail theft. One Colorado rancher woke up recently to find someone had chopped off the long flaxen tails of all of his Belgian draft horses. "It... Read full story »

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