No joke, I saw a semi hit a horse on HWY 61/67 just south of DeSoto, MO. The horse got loose out of a stable and ran into the highway. I don't know horses that well but it was one BIG all brown horse. The horse died and the Semi had some pretty good damage but drove away. My friend was working for MODOT (Missouri Dept of Transportation) and he drove around and picked up the roadkill (crappy job but it pays well). I called him and told him on Monday he would be picking up a dead horse from the side of the highway and he didn't believe me. They had to get a big backhoe/frontloader and a flatbed to haul it away.