Date of Incident: November 25, 2019 Name of Company: Palmetto Carriage Works Code: Horse/Mule Related & Property Damage A carriage wagon was returning from a tour and was on Anson Street. A man crossed in front of the animals with a homemade sign. He dropped the sign which made the animals nervous. He then kicked the box and the animals spooked and backward [...]
Date of Incident: October 26, 2019 Name of Company: Old South Carriage Company Code: Horse/Mule Related & Property Damage A horse was pulling a carriage wagon, when it was startled by an oncoming vehicle and backed into another vehicle behind the wagon. There was minor and other damage to the vehicle. The company is responsible for repair of vehicle. No animals or people [...]
Date of Incident: October 21, 2019 Name of Company: Old South Carriage Company Code: Horse /Mule Related A visitor reported being on a night walking tour near 150 Meeting Street and seeing a horse, who had spooked, while pulling a carriage wagon. The carriage jackknifed and the horse sat back on his hocks, then rose to his feet unassisted. Barn staff came to [...]
Date of Incident: July 29, 2019 Name of Company: Carolina Polo Code: Horse/Mule Related A call came in to Tourism from a man who had seen a horse with a gash on the side of its head the day before. He sent some photos and the equine manager found the horse and noticed there was a rubbed spot behind one ear. Medication had [...]
Date of Incident: July 19, 2019 Name of Company: Palmetto Carriage Works Code: Horse/Mule Related A carriage wagon was being pulled by two horses, when one horse tripped and fell to her knees. She was able to get up unassisted. The carriage returned to the barn and the equine manager checked the horse and found minor abrasions. A vet examined the horse, treated [...]
Date of Incident: May 15, 2019 Name of Company: Old South Carriage Company Code: Horse / Mule Related While at the barn, the horse, Jonas, on the first carriage wagon, backed up. This startled the horse, Vern, on the second wagon. Vern moved backward quickly, then sat on his haunches. There was no contact by the first wagon. Vern was calmed and removed [...]
Date of Incident: May 8, 2019 Name of Company: Old South Carriage Company Code: Horse / Mule Related While on tour, the horse, Vern, spooked, backed up, and went down on his hindquarters. He got up and went down again on his hindquarters. The manager came and the passengers were taken off the carriage wagon. Vern was led back to the barn while [...]
Date of Incident: April 27, 2019 Name of Company: Carolina Polo Code: Horse / Mule Related While a carriage wagon was at the city gate, returning from a tour, the harness strap underneath its neck came loose and broke through the electrical tape that was being used as a secondary precaution. The horse was able to then step out of its gear. The [...]
Date of Incident: April 18, 2019 Name of Company: Old South Carriage Company Code: Horse/Mule Related & Property Damage As a carriage wagon turned left, a construction vehicle needed to move in that direction. A construction employee made the wagon driver back up. As the wagon driver was backing up, the horse became skittish, whipped its head around, and hit its head on [...]
Date of Incident: November 17, 2018 Name of Company: Palmetto Carriage Works Code: Horse/Mule Related & Vehicle/Carriage Wagon Related While on a tour, a horse was passing a “cherry picker” and something spooked the horse. The horse started walking backwards and the carriage wagon jack knifed and got stuck to the “cherry picker.” The horse fell to its knees and stayed that way [...]
