San Francisco Carriage Horse Spooks & Rampages Through Streets

In another crystal clear example of why Horse-Drawn carriages are a menace to urban society as well as an exploitative form of enslavement for horses, a carriage horse in San Francisco went on a rampage through the streets after getting.....you guessed it, spooked! The horse apparently trampled its hander, who is in serious condition and has been hospitalized, and also knocked over at least two bike riders. This horse managed to run free through two neighborhoods before two people managed to catch the horse and corral it. No word on the condition of the horse, who was reportedly taken to a vet. Can you just imagine the other tragedies that could have easily happened had these two individuals not managed to catch the horse? I haven't been able to find any follow up stories yet that report on the condition of the horse handler, but I'll keep looking.

Here's the San Francisco Examiner's coverage of the story:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Horse-runs-buck-wild-through-SF-47272302.html


The SFist blog also covered the story, and included a quote from blogger Brittney Gilbert, who stated, "Maybe horses don't want to pull buggies in urban areas." Good point, Brittney!

I would extend Brittney's point even further by saying that it's simply wrong for humans to force horses to pull buggies in urban areas. This kind of animal domination and exploitation for profit and amusement has no place in our society any longer. I only hope that more people come to the same conclusion that Brittney has, and that it doesn't take another tragedy to do so.