"We are devastated by the tragic and sudden loss of our mare Smoothie," said Carolyn Daly, a spokeswoman for the Horse & Carriage Association of New York. "This afternoon's freak accident was overwhelming to all of us in the industry who so dearly love our horses." picked by dollyllama 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 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

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

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

It's an image that calls to mind a snake in the process of swallowing its prey. This is the shocking aftermath of a crash that killed 21 people when a speeding passenger train rammed another train's rear carriage from behind. picked by orfnerwerdna 1 month ago

A documentary about carriage horses in New York city. At the time, Moss was working as a stand-up comedian. Like most New Yorkers, he’d never thought much about the horses hauling tourists through crowded streets.He decided to make a short YouTube video about the controversy, and before long, it ballooned into a 53-minute documentary. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

With only 23 seats, a cinema made from a converted railway carriage has closed after one last special show. To honour the La Charrette cinema, which has been running since 1953, film critic Mark Kermode organised a premier screening of lost film Alien Love Triangle, with a rare red carpet appearance from Kenneth Brannagh and a a specially recorded message from Courtney Cox (the two stars of the... read full post picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Media giant Viacom Inc. said its Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and 16 other channels will go dark for 13 million subscribers at 12:01 a.m. Thursday if a new carriage fee deal with Time Warner Cable Inc. is not agreed upon by then. picked by nesbyniccolo 11 months ago

The spectator said he was passing along a confession from a Dartmouth graduate whose only caveat was anonymity. While a student in the early 1960s, the man revealed he had stolen a cannon and ammunition carriage from the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, Vt., and transported it back to Dartmouth as a college prank. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

A German man mooning at railway staff in a departing train got his trousers caught in a carriage door and ended up being dragged half naked along the platform, out of the station and onto the tracks. picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

Truman Duncan was dragged 75 feet under the carriage of a train. The damage was so severe that his leg was left attached by just one muscle.

Against all odd, Truman has survived and recovered. The definition of "fighter". picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

Cops realized something was wrong the moment they spotted a man pushing a baby in a carriage along a Long Island highway during a rainstorm at 3:40a.m.(more stories of family values) picked by Bornbad 3 years ago