A miniature horse given to a boy with brain cancer by the Make-A-Wish Foundation was killed by a pair of pit bulls who were found roaming in his yard.

Man, this kid has had life pretty rough WITHOUT his dream horse getting killed. It's like life just kicked him while he was down. picked by Proverb 1 year ago

Riding a horse while intoxicated! She rode her horse onto a highway and collided with a car. The passengers in the car were treated and released. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

A runaway horse pulled a carriage with two out-of-town tourists on a wild ride through downtown streets, until a teenager rode to the rescue in a pursuing taxi, leaped out and grabbed the horse's reins. picked by suebe 2 years ago

A Brazilian woman has died after being struck by her husband's coffin when the hearse they were travelling in was involved in a car crash. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

A woman stabbed her de facto husband to death after he stopped her playing her favourite Bruce Springsteen CD.
Karen Lee Cooper told arresting police: "I couldn't even play Bruce Springsteen on my stereo - can you believe that? Can you believe that?" picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Mark your calendars for January 22, 2008, the National Call-In Day for Horses! The doors on the last remaining U.S.-based horse slaughter plants have been shuttered. Now, Congress must pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503/S. 311) to end the transport to slaughter of American horses to Mexico and Canada. Even when plants were operating within the U.S., several thousand horse... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 12 months ago

A stingray leaped out of the water, jumped into a boat, striking a woman in the face, and killed her. It is unknown what killed her, the blow to the head, the land on the boat deck, or the sting ray barbs.

Crazy! picked by muppetmaker 10 months ago

Taken to hospital by helicopter. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Police said Olson was last seen by friends when she went to meet someone about a nanny job posted on Craigslist.org. picked by Proverb 1 year ago

A Tasmanian man strangled a woman after she made a derogatory comment about his sexual performance. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

If it had been an equestrian gymnastics event, she would have scored a perfect 10.

After all, it's not every day you see a horse perform a gravity-defying flip of such dizzying proportions.

(Somersault not perfect by human gymnast standards, but still impressive. After all, it is a horse.) picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

The Florida Highway Patrol says an 18-year-old Winter Park man was killed after riding in a shopping cart while holding onto a moving sport utility vehicle. picked by mutil8or 10 months ago

From a distance they are the embodiment of equine grace, three creatures ready to burst into a gallop across the sands.

Only on closer examination are they revealed to be sculptures made, incredibly, from driftwood. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

There was a dramatic rescue Tuesday afternoon in Marion County as people worked frantically to save a small horse that was trapped underground. The horse was pulled to safety in the small town of Citra and the rescue was caught on camera. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

An owner of a Long Island gym was arrested Wednesday on charges that he murdered an armored-van guard during a heist 14 years ago and later killed two other men to cover up the first shooting. picked by muppet 4 months ago

Kristen DeGroat just wanted to sell her horse to another animal lover, but her ad ended up under "Good Things to Eat" in the classified sections of two newspapers. picked by dollyllama 12 months ago

There's nothing fake in the image you see. Tail extensions are excluded. This exceptional horse has such a long tail that it cannot wear it freely outside the arena, but braided and covered in a white tube sock, so that the animal does not sweep the ground with it. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Three days after her father was shot and killed, an 11-year-old recounted a haunting story about what she saw when a man she thought was a family friend walked through the door with a rifle. picked by dollyllama 12 months ago

A horse who paints with his mouth is to have an exhibition of his work staged at a Venetian art gallery. picked by AutumnLotus 3 weeks ago

Two teenage girls who attempted to rob a cab driver, slashing his face with a box cutter, were thrown from the taxi and killed in a wreck on Tuesday, police said. picked by mutil8or 9 months ago