Poor Woman; Poor horse

4 yr old horse that had been worked all day?
Bridle removed whilst it was still hitched up?

If they were trying to rest him surely they should have unhitched, for safety & to take the weight off & allow the buckles to be loosened on the tack.
 
This was discussed in depth last year.

Horse imported from over seas, broken to harness, put in a stressful situation. Now languishing in a field somewhere.

It was a tragedy waiting to happen.
 
Terribly sad story. Horse was called Ursus/Urasus though, wasn't he?

Interesting that the article is saying he was 4; I thought it was common knowledge he was only 3 when the accident happened.

Wish I could say more but unfortunately most of the threads on this subject have been deleted and it seems to be another subject we can't discuss. Still can't believe the dealer thought fit to advertise him as 100% bombproof ride and drive, after the accident had occurred. Poor poor new owner who gave him a chance, only for him to be put down with irreparable worm damage.
 
You never take the bridle off a horse while it's put to its one of the a big driving no no's.
I dislike getting off my carriage at all in a public place at least if you are on the carriage and have the riens you have a hope of controlling them in a panic situation.
Put to without a bridle he will have seen the carriage as he moved ( the blinkers mean they can't see the carriage behind them) once he started to run away from it something awful was going to happen .
Poor lady and her poor family and poor horse he was just unluckly were he ended up.
 
Whatever way you look at it, it was an accident the possibility of it happening could have been lessened by using a more experienced horse, etc etc
But we involved with horses know that they can be unpredictable & there is always a risk of things going wrong.
I led a suffolk punch away from the ring at a non horse event at sandringham I had to go through the crowds, past a steam engine & steam orchestra wagon leading in hand. The horse was a saint but the organisers had taken no precautions to ensure horse (doing display) could get to or from ring without putting public at risk.
Thoughts with ladies' s family as the inquest must be painful for them.
 
rhino said:
Terribly sad story. Horse was called Ursus/Urasus though, wasn't he?

Interesting that the article is saying he was 4; I thought it was common knowledge he was only 3 when the accident happened.

Wish I could say more but unfortunately most of the threads on this subject have been deleted and it seems to be another subject we can't discuss. Still can't believe the dealer thought fit to advertise him as 100% bombproof ride and drive, after the accident had occurred. Poor poor new owner who gave him a chance, only for him to be put down with irreparable worm damage.
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Goodness, is this what happned? Poor thing and feel sorry for the new owner.
 
Far too young to be pulling a cart and doing rises at a busy show. Horse was clearly unhappy with everything and decided he would leg it before being asked to do more work!
 
The jury have retired to reach their verdict. I had no idea the poor horse was now dead. This latest news (to me) puts a different slant on things...
 
Whats to defend? It was not the horses fault, but the idiot who thought a 3 yr old could work all day and then be expected to stand still with no headcollar on despite still being hitched to the cart!
That poor bugger.....dead at 4.....and a life of pillar to post inbetween.
 
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