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 3 years ago

Councillor Tony Avella announces a bill to ban hansom cabs from midtown Manhattan. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

hearse overturned when the horses pulling it to a south London cemetery stampeded, dragging the carriage and coffin past appalled relatives and sending floral tributes flying. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

A plan is afoot to have horse drawn carriages around Central Park replaced by environmentally friendly classic cars, like the Ford Model T. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Seeing-eye dogs are a nonstarter among many Muslims who consider the animals unclean, but a horse the size of a dog just might work. More on the Guide Horse Foundation picked by suebe 8 months ago

A man facing charges for a drunken joyride on a bulldozer decided to ride his horse to Wakeman village the other day, causing Wakeman safety service personnel to temporarily become cowboys to catch the horse when it got loose. Horse is fine. Maybe he doesn't want to be an accessory to the next incident! picked by TraumaMamma 5 months ago

Drivers were complaining of low visibility and almost hitting the horse. A white horse in a snow storm! picked by coldbladed 10 months ago

In the 911 call, Mark Newby calmly told dispatch that his wife was bucked off her horse and was lying at the bottom of a canyon. For family and friends of Sue Newby, the story of an accident never added up. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Dawn Feathers, had her horse murdered. A man broke into the property where her horse was boarded, slit its throat and stabed it several times. In Hoosick Falls, New York, where Diane lives, the murder of a horse is only up to a one year sentence, and is a misdemeanor. Dawn has a petition that she is asking people to sign to change "Busters Law" to include horses (It currently only covers... read full post picked by horsefeathers 11 months ago

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wants a ban on horse-drawn carriages for tourists in urban settings. They claim the horses are not well-treated. The owners claim they are superbly treated. What do you think? picked by amabaie 7 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 12 months ago

An Indonesian villager had to be rushed to hospital after a horse bit off one of his testicles during a freak attack. picked by AutumnLotus 9 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 2 years ago

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 2 years ago

A US teenager has been arrested after he was caught on video having sex with a horse in a barn. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A horse trapped for six days in a ravine in the Santa Ana Mountains has been freed, with the help of a rescue helicopter. Story with earlier details picked by suebe 11 months ago

A couple who kept a horse and seven dogs inside their home was arrested for endangering a 12-year-old child after officers found the floor covered in animal feces and rotting produce. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Drunken man brings his horse into ATM lobby to sleep it off with him. Or maybe, the horse knew his PIN. picked by suebe 3 years ago

An Anza man was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on felony animal cruelty charges that beat his horse with a sledgehammer, then had its head cut off with a chain saw to feed his dogs. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

And don't punch a police officer's horse, either. picked by suebe 8 months ago