Scene of terror when horses spooked

It is in a horse's nature to spook easily, and a recent tragedy in the UK reminds that the consequences are often horrible. Two horses died in this tragic accident, and the 65-year-old carriage driver is reported to have serious injuries: two broken legs and likely spinal injuries. Police have said something spooked the horses, who then jumped a wall and plunged 20 feet before becoming getting entangled in trees and left dangling there, thrashing wildly. One horse was crushed in midair, and the other was injured and later euthanized. A passenger escaped this horrible crash with minor injuries.

Yet another somber reminder of the consequences of spooking, and more evidence that horses will spook in various settings and circumstances.

This is one of the latest in a long and ongoing string of spooking accidents that have been reported. Others include: an equestrian spook; a carriage spooking in Vancouver; a mother and daughter who were trampled by a spooked horse outside a Florida eatery; and 5 spooked Napa Valley horses who died after being struck by a car, in a crash that also claimed the driver's life.