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Dead Horse Point will burn a roughly life-size deadwood horse to open its first Burning Horse festival

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Rangers at Dead Horse Point State Park will set fire to a roughly life-size horse built from the park's own deadwood on Saturday, Dec. 19, to open Burning Horse, a new three-day winter solstice festival. Rangers will lead visitors by torchlight to a hill above the visitor center, according to the park's announcement.

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