Fatalities

Unnamed Horse – June 2020

Woman, horse die after minivan vs. buggy accident

A woman is dead and two girls were injured after a minivan rear-ended a horse-drawn buggy Tuesday morning.

Police say they were called to a crash involving two vehicles around 7:45 a.m. on SR 124, a quarter-mile east of West of CR 200 East in Rural Monroe.

Unnamed Horse – June 2020

Horse-drawn hearse struck by vehicle in central Toledo

A Tuesday afternoon collision between a horse-drawn hearse and a pickup truck in central Toledo resulted in the death of a horse.

5 Unnamed Horses – April 2020

Maharashtra: Five horses die of starvation amid COVID-19 lockdown

As many as five horses used in carriages died of starvation during the COVID-19 lockdown in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, a report from the authorities stated on Thursday.

Aisha – February 2020

Central Park Carriage Horse Dies After Disturbing Video Shows It Collapsing

A carriage horse has been euthanized after a disturbing video showed it collapsing in New York City’s Central Park over the weekend. The incident has reignited calls to ban horse-drawn carriages in the city.

Unnamed Horse – October 2019

Horse collapses near Rome’s Spanish Steps

One of Rome’s ‘botticelle’ horses collapsed on Via dei Condotti, the exclusive shopping street near the Spanish Steps, on the morning of 17 October, reigniting the debate about why the animals are still in operation around the city.

2 Unnamed Mules – June 2019

2 mules pulling carriage killed in crash east of Colorado Springs

A pickup crashed into a mule-drawn carriage Friday on Peyton Highway in El Paso County, killing two mules and injuring a 52-year-old woman, the Colorado State Patrol reported.

3 Unnamed Children – June 2019

3rd Child Dies After Horse-Drawn Carriage Hit In Michigan

A third child who was in an Amish horse-drawn carriage that was struck by a drunken driver in southern Michigan has died, authorities said Sunday.

This post is not a judgement of the Amish’s use of horses but rather a post to shine a light on the inherent dangers associated with horses in the same spaces as motor vehicles

Unnamed Horse, Unnamed Woman – May 2019

55-year-old woman dies after collision with horse in Beja

A 55-year-old woman died Sunday following a car collision that drove with an animal-drawn vehicle on the main Itinerary (IP) 2 in Beja, a GNR source said.

Unnamed Horse – December 2018

A New Holland woman is facing charges after she killed a horse and threw a person from a destroyed carriage with her vehicle.

A New Holland woman is facing charges after she killed a horse and threw a person from a destroyed carriage with her vehicle.

Brandie Beiseigel, 32, is facing accidents involving damage to a vehicle and accidents involving personal injury, among other summary traffic violations.

Zeus – November 2018

Mayor Plante says ‘The caleche industry has no place in Montreal’ after horse’s death

The sudden weekend death of a carriage horse on a cobblestoned Old Montreal street prompted calls Monday for the city to accelerate plans to end the caleche industry.
But the horse’s owner said the animal had recently been ill, and he rejected the idea that his workload contributed to his death.

From the Anti-calèche defense coalition: The horse who died, Charlot, is actually Zeus. They change the names to confuse us so we can’t keep track, which is already impossible since this year we had no list of horses from the City.

Mack – September 2018

Horse’s death mars Lyndhurst festival

A draft horse pulling a wagonload of fairgoers collapsed and died Saturday afternoon, a tragic turn to what might have been an ideal day for the Lyndhurst Turkey Fair.

The popular Percheron horse, Mack, part of team owned by Marwin and Kathy Antoine, was on a regular run, pulling the fairgoers up the hill towards Christ Church, when he suddenly collapsed.

Unnamed Person(s) – August 2018

Woman killed and man seriously injured after accident involving horse-drawn carriage

A woman has died and a man left seriously injured after an accident involving a horse-drawn carriage.

Emergency services were called to Uttoxeter Road in Hilderstone at around 1pm today (Sunday August 5) following the accident near the junction with Jolpool Lane.

Gringu – August 2018

Karozzin horse collapses and dies in Floriana

A horse drawing a karozzin collapsed and died in Floriana on Wednesday afternoon, horrifying tourists and prompting the parliamentary secretary for animal rights to call for laws to be revised.

Autopsy Confirms ‘Excessive Heat, Heavy Loads And The Steep Route Contributed’ To Horse’s Death

Billy Rogers – August 2018

Man killed after horse-drawn carriage is hit by car in Muskogee County

Authorities are investigating a deadly crash involving a horse-drawn carriage in Muskogee County.

Around 3 p.m. on Aug. 1, troopers from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol were called to U.S. Hwy 266, just west of Hwy 2 in Muskogee County, following an accident.

Isaac Nicholi – June 2018

Mennonite Teacher Trapped by Overturned Carriage, Drowns in New Land

Unnamed Horse – June 2018

After a carriage ride in the afternoon heat, two completely exhausted horses collapsed, one of them died.

Unnamed Horse – April 2018

The animal, which suffered from enteritis – an inflammation of the intestine – tragically died on Sunday after it had lugged a carriage across the city without eating or drinking all day. April 17, 2018

Ireland Normand Larose & Rosalyn Joy Few – April 2018

An American couple (Normand Larose & Rosalyn Joy Few) riding in a horse-drawn carriage in Ireland was killed when their pony lost its footing and flung them 20 feet down a rocky ravine. The badly injured horse had to be put down. April 10, 2018

Sparkle – January 2018

RIP Sparkle

Jasmine – January 2018

Jasmine died yesterday after much suffering and neglect.
She had a colic, a urinary tract infection, and wounds to her feet. She worked all summer to death. R.I.P.

Fonda Freeman and her horse, Eli – January 2018

Fonda Freeman and her horse, Eli, died when an SUV crashed into the back of the carriage.

Unnamed Horse – November 2017

Jakarta (Indonesia) horse who collapsed and died.

Junior – September 2017

Junior, a young carriage horse, died in Downtown Memphis

Pantera – July 2017

Pantera, 9 year old horse, Guadalajara, Mexico, July 23, 2017. No images were available of Pantera or his death.

Cash – December 2016

Cash, a 13 year old St. Louis carriage horse, got spooked, dashed into the Missouri River and drowned in the frigid water. Dec. 2016

Fred Zwart – December 2016

WILLMAR, MN, December 2016 — Fred Zwart, the horse-drawn wagon driver injured in a Saturday crash during a Christmas light celebration in rural Willmar, died Thursday.

Jimmy Joe – October 2016

Jimmy Joe, St. Louis carriage horse dies suddenly. October 2016

Unnamed Horse – June 2016

Palma, Spain. An undignified end. The horse is removed by an Emaya truck.

A horse used to draw one of the city’s carriages was killed yesterday morning at around 9.45am in Dalt Murada. It would seem that the horse suddenly bolted, crashed into a wall and was killed and that the cause of this was that it panicked when a tourist went to pet it.

5-year old girl – April 2016

Police say a five-year-old girl is dead after a minivan collided with a horse-drawn carriage in southern Ontario.

Will the Friesian stallion – February 2016

Horror as overtaking car smashes into a great-grandmother’s funeral cortege and kills the horse pulling her coffin.

Kathy Marciarille – December 2015

Police say 56-year-old Kathy Marciarille, of Rome, Maine, was thrown from the carriage and run over by the car Friday in Waterville. She died Sunday at Maine Medical Center. Six other people who were injured were treated and released from hospitals.

Unnamed Mule – January 2015

“Around 9:45 a.m., the animal expired near the intersection of Royal Street and Governor Nicholls Street. A flatbed pickup arrived to serve as a hearse and the mule was loaded on and then covered with a tarp before being taken away.”

King – December 2013

A sad event at a most unfortunate time: that is what most are calling the death of a carriage horse Saturday night in the middle of the Winter Wonderland Christmas Light display in Tilles Park.

Jerry – August 2013

photo shows a forklift lifting Jerry, a carriage horse, after he collapsed on a downtown street in Salt Lake City, Utah

Unnamed Horse – November 2012

“It was just so disturbing looking at that horse,” she said. “It’s a poor reflection on our society because that horse looked hungry, it looked starved and we need to do better. After the horse’s collapse, it was tied to the back of a truck and dragged out of the street reportedly at the insistance of the police.

Unnamed Horse – December 2011

The owner of the horse that dropped dead on Bourbon Street Sunday afternoon has been offering buggy rides to tourists in the French Quarter for months. At issue is whether he charges for them.

Charlie – October 2011

“We are very concerned that Charlie was forced to work in spite of painful maladies,” said Dr. Pamela Corey, director of equine veterinary services for the ASPCA’s humane law enforcement department. “And these particular health issues can be difficult to diagnose because draft horses are by nature a stoic breed, not displaying signs of pain until they are very severe.”

Birillo – November 2008

“The death of a carriage horse in Rome has been reported by New York’s Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages.”

Unnamed Horse – December 2007

“A broken neck and other serious injuries were fatal for the horse. The driver is doing ok. Some other passengers suffered minor injuries, and one woman had a panic attack.”

Smoothie – September 2007

A carriage horse was killed near Central Park yesterday after it became startled by a loud noise and darted onto a sidewalk, where it became stuck between two poles and died as it tried to lunge forward, the police and witnesses said.

Eugenia Smith – May 1984

Eugenia Smith is killed when carriage runs through Charleston Market.