Spooked Charleston, SC carriage horse tosses driver, runs into car

Blondie, a Charleston carriage horse, collapses when spooked by noise from a cement truck. Courier and Post image.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — What in blue blazes is going on in Charleston, S.C.? Here is yet another horror story involving a carriage horse. The carriage horse in question is from none other than repeat offender Charleston Carriage Works. Andrew Knapp of the Post and Courier (who did not publish photographs of the horse involved in this… Continue reading Spooked Charleston, SC carriage horse tosses driver, runs into car

Runaway carriage horse slams into taxi in heart of Manhattan

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: A carriage horse trots near Central Park on April 21, 2014 in New York City. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, made a campaign pledge to ban carriages in Central Park. As the horse carriage industry, which mainly takes tourists through the park, has come under criticism from animal welfare agencies, many New Yorkers are voicing their support for the horses and drivers. On Saturday animal welfare activists protested in front of actor Liam Neeson's home after he wrote a newspaper piece in support of the carriage horses. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

MANHATTAN, NYC — It is almost unbelievable the way yesterday's runaway carriage horse incident is being reported. Not so much factually as spiritually. UPDATE. March 16, 2017, 1:55 pm EST. Via PIX 11 News, New York. An out-of-control horse backpedalled in the middle of a midtown street during the Monday morning rush, authorities said. Two horses… Continue reading Runaway carriage horse slams into taxi in heart of Manhattan

‘Spooked’ Carriage Horse Collapses On Central Park South

Six carriage horses have spooked and crashed in urban areas in the past 10 days, says Donny Moss, director of "Blinders" Cross-posted from The Gothamist Yesterday afternoon, a carriage horse collapsed—apparently after being spooked by a bus—and now opponents of carriages horses are holding a protest at the scene today at 1 p.m. According to… Continue reading ‘Spooked’ Carriage Horse Collapses On Central Park South

Three injured when Manhattan carriage horse Oreo bolts and breaks free

Oreo the Reluctant Central Park Carriage Horse

Cross-posted from the New York Times Written by ANDY NEWMAN A spooked carriage horse burst out of line near Central Park on Thursday, thundered into the busy traffic on Columbus Circle, dumped his driver and two passengers, struck two cars, shed the wreckage of his carriage and ran free for four blocks before being captured… Continue reading Three injured when Manhattan carriage horse Oreo bolts and breaks free