Horse collapses in downtown Salt Lake City
Owners of a carriage horse that collapsed in a Salt Lake City street and couldn’t get back up said Sunday they’re hoping he’ll recover from a sudden bout of colic, but an animal rights activist questions if the incident could have been avoided.
Jerry, a 13-year-old carriage horse, was escorting some customers about 1:30 p.m. Saturday near South Temple and State Street when he suddenly kicked his stomach, said Annette Overson, one of the owners of Carriage for Hire.
Overson said when the carriage driver immediately stopped to check on the horse, Jerry lay down and wouldn’t get back up.
The incident happened in a high-profile part of downtown, and some spectators gathered to watch Saturday afternoon, including Jeremy Beckham, who works for the group People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and Amy Meyer, who took video of the horse.