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Carriage Horses Unharmed In Central Park Crashes
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Jen Carlson
Published May 14, 2010
Modified May 14, 2010
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The two carriage horse accidents that happened this month left two horses uninjured. But the ASPCA warns that these were lucky breaks for the equine, and the industry should be banned before a horse, or person, is seriously injured.
The organization's Anita Kelso Edson told us, "Though no complaints were officially lodged with the ASPCA's Humane Law Enforcement Department on either accident, [we] independently investigated both incidents. Dr. Pamela Corey, the ASPCA's Director of Equine Veterinary Services, confirmed that both horses were examined multiple times and neither horse was injured." Corey tells us, "These two horses fortunately escaped unscathed from these accidents, but others in the past haven't been so fortunate. Horses and traffic are a dangerous combination."
There have been similar accidents in the past, and some spooked horses have even died after deadly dashes through the city.
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