"If you blindfold a horse then wrap it in bondage gear and...

[ahlam1399]

... parade it down the street then there is a slim chance this may happen." - quote from a comment I found searching to find what happened to the carriage horse which went down in the New Year's Day Parade. Made me smile at a non-horsey view on equestrianism.Serious question though - do those who drive train their horses to stay down/still in the event of this kind of incident? Only seen still photos in passing... but it looks remarkably calm http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-new-years-day-parade-horse-collapse-marty-waterloo-place-a8138246.html down in a very full-on location. Driving-wise I've only seen a marathon horse go down for real and it was fortunate to get back up before seriously injured (although it had skinned both front legs at the least and I was a bit horrified they carried on). But I'm guessing that at slower speeds remaining still and waiting to be freed would be a life-saver on occasion? I've driven a sum total of once myself but am curious...

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