I can only hope the injured were Democrat "environmentalists".
(And this from a guy who grew up on horses and whose daughter is a rodeo champ).
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Oh boy...this is terrible.
I used to worry about this sort of thing back when horses were used to pull the Mardi Gras floats.
Prayers for the injured.
What spooked them?
Ahhh, this is too bad. Prayers and sympathy for everyone touched by this.
Happens every now and then in these parades. A few years ago in Tucson, a beautiful young girl got thrown from her horse and killed in a parade. It got spooked by the crowd somehow, and bolted. Turned out she was too young, but her parents had signed a statement that she met minimum age requirements. No doubt they were so proud of her, and couldn’t conceive such a horrible thing would happen. I’m glad I didn’t witness it, an image that would haunt forever.
That does it, we gotta outlaw horses now. Just how many horses does one need anyway. They are especially dangerous in the hands of untrained riders, even worse in the hands of bad people. Can’t we just virtually ride horses in video games? I’m sure there are some congressmen who could quote a nonexistant clause in the contitution that specifically states that congress has the right to outlaw horses...
Here is a link to the local newspaper. http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=288209&em=2 They have been updating it as more information is released. This is a tragedy of huge proportions for Bellevue, a small town along the Mississippi. They were very fortunate that 60 to 70 emergency workers were there to watch the parade and able to respond quickly.
Danbury, Connecticut, about 35 years ago. Truck was deadlined but they put horses in parade anyway. They broke and ran over a junior high school band.
Forgot the casualty count, but was bad,, considering the size, weight and number of horses, and wheels on the beer truck.
A Horse is an accident looking for a place to happen. I send prayers to all those involved in this terrible accident. God Bless.
Boy I sure hate hearing things like this, but the truth is, horses are dangerous animals with the fight or flight instinct. I just hope people don’t go on a rampage trying to outlaw horses from participation - they are inherently dangerous - but what the heck isn’t?
I read the article and it states that it was a team of horses; one horse was rubbing his head on the other and slipped the bridle off. Eeek! As a driver of draft horses, I can relate to the situation and have seen this happen before. I never let my horses rub against each other in harness for that very reason, and they MUST have proper-fitting equipment that cannot possibly be rubbed off. I also have the horses checked-up so they can’t lower their heads enough to be a danger.
Parades are a huge challenge for all horses. We ride our draft horses in the Tournament of Roses Parade and this year our group was right in front of the Honda float that fired off a canon every 2 minutes. Because we take a lot of time to season our horses before a huge parade, we usually have the edge off, but it’s always a risk and we never fool ourselves that ‘nothing will ever happen.’ Get passive, get killed.
My God I hope those people are okay - I feel terrible for the kids involved. Prayers that all survive with no permanent damage, bless their hearts.
Boy I sure hate hearing things like this, but the truth is, horses are dangerous animals with the fight or flight instinct. I just hope people don’t go on a rampage trying to outlaw horses from participation - they are inherently dangerous - but what the heck isn’t?
I read the article and it states that it was a team of horses; one horse was rubbing his head on the other and slipped the bridle off. Eeek! As a driver of draft horses, I can relate to the situation and have seen this happen before. I never let my horses rub against each other when they’re in harness for that very reason, and they MUST have proper-fitting equipment that cannot possibly be rubbed off. I also have the horses checked-up so they can’t lower their heads enough to be a danger.
Parades are a huge challenge for all horses. We ride our draft horses in the Tournament of Roses Parade and this year our group was right in front of the Honda float that fired off a canon every 2 minutes. Because we take a lot of time to season our horses before a huge parade, we usually have the edge off, but it’s always a risk and we never fool ourselves that ‘nothing will ever happen.’ Get passive, get killed.
My God I hope those people are okay - I feel terrible for the kids involved. Prayers that all survive with no permanent damage, bless their hearts.
I can only hope the injured were Democrat "environmentalists".
(And this from a guy who grew up on horses and whose daughter is a rodeo champ).
Lawyers lining up to collect.
The horses were probably scared by the sight of gay married couples.