In 2013, 17 horses drowned in international Water Polo competition. This was the highest equine death toll since 1972, when 28 horses died in a single match (the so-called "death derby": Ecuador vs Trinidad and Tobago on July 23, 1972). It is very hard for horses to breathe underwater, even when they are given snorkels.
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Water Polo is Polo played in water minus the horses and sticks. It's kind of hand ball played in water by players.