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CARRIAGE HORSES
Trampled by Spooked Carriage Horse in Arizona
This is the first death in the parade’s history – but in a similar incident last year, a runaway team of horses pulling a wagon rammed into a carriage carrying the mayor and his wife. Both were injured. The horses' owner says the horses are parade veterans and have never been involved in any parade accidents. "They were alarmed by some incident along the parade route and reacted instinctively." “A person is not strong enough to stop a twelve- hundred pound animal” said a bystander. “Bringing a horse under control is enough of a challenge. Driving a wagon team puts at least 15 to 20 feet between the driver and the horse they're trying to control.” Return to Other Cities Fair Use Notice: This document may contain copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owners. We believe that this not-for-profit, educational use on the Web constitutes a fair use of the copyrighted material (as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law). If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. |
A
five year old girl named Brielle was thrown off her horse and trampled by an out
of control team of horses pulling a wagon at the Tucson Rodeo Parade on February
22, 2007. The run-away horses crashed into her horse causing him to rear up and
throw the little girl who was trampled by the carriages. She later died in the
hospital from internal bleeding.