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How are dogs capable of killing horses?

Recently on the news, there was talk about a rottweiler that took down, and killed a horse. (Not a pony- a horse) How do dogs do this? The horse is an animal that weighs over 1,000 lbs, and the rottweiler probably weighed 100 lbs. How are dogs capable of killing horses by themself?

Public Comments

1. They bite the legs to bring it down, then rip at the throat.
2. Same way wolves do it. They get the legs injured, then go after the belly and throat of the horse as it goes down. The horse goes into shock and stops fighting, making it easier for the dogs. Any farmer finds a strange dog killing livestock, they have the clear legal route of shooting the dogs right there. Doesn't matter who owns the dogs, the owners forfeited rights when the livestock was killed.
3. I'm guessing this is either a stray dog that was starving and it's instinct kicked in and caught the horse off gaurd or the horse kicked the dog and some how was able to go for it's throat because if it had bit the horse anywhere else the horse would either run like crazy if it was able or fight back and anyone that has either been kicked by a horse or known someone that has knows they pack a wallop.
4. Hamstring them and then throat of course the horse may have ended up in a fence or slipping over which would even the odds
5. They injure their legs & then the horse goes down, into shock & stops fighting. Then it goes after belly & throat.