NYC tourist has a meltdown after horse falls down

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The full article about this incident can be found here: http://consumerist.com/2011/08/carriage-pulling-horse-collapses-driver-puts-it-back-to-work.html

Here's my take:

The female tourist clearly had a meltdown or as some would call it a panic attack. She overreacted and encouraged a boy (presumably her son) to panic as well. We all know that panic only serves to exacerbate a situation and serves no purpose vs. trying one's best to keep a cool head.

First and foremost my concern is with the horse; the woman's panic in the first video was unwarranted. However I have no desire to see an animal experience pain or suffering. I have been fortunate enough to experience horseback riding a few times and I enjoyed it immensely. That said, I'm far from a expert on these creatures so a response from anyone with significant horse knowledge would be welcome.

My question is, was the horse merely spooked as the carriage driver indicated, or should the carriage driver be getting the horse to the stable and calling a vet?

From what I saw it appeared the horse was backing up and may have not accounted for the curb causing it to stumble. If this is the case then the horse may not have been badly injured. I hope the horse was just having a bad day and is in no way being mistreated.

Lets assume for the sake of argument that the horse is OK, no injuries vet or no vet no harm was done.

The secondary concern is for the boy who was told by the mother to run. That day the boy learned that when bad or scary things happen, you don't think about them rationally. Instead, you run as if your life is in imminent danger and incite others to panic as well. This woman is the type of person you do not want to be in a burning building with or near in a pool if she thinks she is about to drown, because you just became her personal flotation device until she drowns you.

I feel sorry for that boy because he probably felt extremely embarrassed by his mother. Hopefully these episodes are not a regular occurrence for this boy as they could be damaging.

Back to the horse and the carriage driver, when confronting the driver the woman failed to calmly explain her concerns to the driver. Another bad example for the boy. I completely understand why the woman was upset to see the horse back in line for another fare. What we don't know is how much time elapsed between the end of the first video and the beginning of the next.

I too would probably be concerned if I saw the horse in line again. However, I wouldn't yell and scream at the driver. Instead, I would get his side; find out why the horse fell and what had been done to ensure it was able to continue pulling the carriage.

From the article: "However, a rep for the Horse and Carriage Driver's Association says the passenger is "crazy... We followed proper protocol, we brought the horse back to the stable — made sure the horse was fine. And the horse was fine."

Now that you've viewed the videos what are your thoughts?
 
She is crazy. Some would say just having those horses doing that in the city is abuse. The horse fell down, they trip just like you or I. I would imagine if it got back up and was walking without a limp or anything, then the horse was fine. She completely over reacted.
 
She's a complete, hysterical utter moron :rolleyes:

I knew a woman like this once. She was freaked out by everything and would scream about things, run away and grab her son and make him afraid as well (we're talking tiny frogs, small pet birds, etc.). It was completely annoying and ridiculous. Her husband finally freaked out on her one day about it. The breaking point for her husband? Their young son got scalded by hot liquid one summer afternoon while we were all up at the cottage. What did she do? Ran to hold his arm under running water in the tub. We knew something was wrong when his screams got much louder and frantic as she held his arm in place (by his upper arm so she didn't get wet) under the running water..... Finally, her husband yelled at her to let their son go and he checked the water she'd been running over the boys scald burn. It was hot. They had to take him to town to the hospital. Idiot :sad3:
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Pretty much like Sundance sees it but I also wonder if her screaming didn't also set the horse off.

Take a minor incident, blow it out of porportion, create a panic, run around making accusations and then try to look like the injured party. Envision her on an airplane or tour boat.

She will probably sue for a couple million.
 
What a nut-job! Sometimes horses fall down, often resulting in no injury or minor superficial abrasions. You just check them out for injury and keep an eye on their gait to see if it is favoring any one or more legs. if you don't get them moving, you'll be less likely to detect injury. You can't over-react or the horse could panic - keep calm, give reassurance and get them back up and going again. I didn't see anything wrong with the driver's actions.
 
Did the horse trip or collapse twice as she said? If one of my horses tried to lay down twice during a ride I would call the vet especially in the heat. Woman is hysterical but not totally wrong. Horses once they get over heated and or dehydrated are getting close to being in serious danger of dying if you do something. They can tolerate a lot but once they get past a certain point it's too late
 
That crazy woman should stay home in bed where it's safe.

Considering the first thing she did was scream at everyone to "RUN,RUN", I can't imagine what her reaction to an accident or fire would be...:rolleyes:

The horse got slightly spooked, slipped, fell down and was up again.
It was fine. No big deal.

PS> The horse might have just given up from the weight of the 3 fatsos it was pulling... :lol:
 
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This is one of the personality types I hate. I know a couple people at work like this and wonder why they decided to have a career where people depend on them being calm in some sketchy situations. Horse looked like he just tripped over the curb and was walking fine after. He wasn't freaked out once he got back up. Funny all the city people trying to help out with a horse and having no experience. I've had a horse slip and fall while out on a ride we checked him out and finished the ride back to my friends place. It just happens. My dogs fall I fall even my cats fall sometimes it's just a thing called gravity.
 
Here's a question: why did the woman upload her own video of her ******** bricks and making an idiot out of herself?
 
This fat b***h should have thought about the animal's right's and welfare before she decided to put her huge *** in the carriage. Only person or thing I feel sorry for, is that kid; he should run away from home or at least pimp slap his mother into reality.
 
dpmachine said:
Here's a question: why did the woman upload her own video of her ******** bricks and making an idiot out of herself?
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Seems a bit fishy to me too. That and the copyright notice on the video.
 
dpmachine said:
Here's a question: why did the woman upload her own video of her ******** bricks and making an idiot out of herself?
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TwistedKestrel said:
Seems a bit fishy to me too. That and the copyright notice on the video.
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I think it's because she thought she was totally correct in every way she acted. She doesn't see the issues with herself that is so apparent to the rest of us, lol.
 
dpmachine said:
Here's a question: why did the woman upload her own video of her ******** bricks and making an idiot out of herself?
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As I mentioned in my post, I knew a woman just like this years ago (yes...she WAS annoying as hell!). She was a nurse believe it or not, although I don't remember what area she worked in. My Mom (just retired last week) was a nurse and I remember comparing the two of them in my mind and wondering what 'J's" reaction to things at work would be vs. my Mom. I truly hoped I never had to be taken care of by 'J' in any emergency situation!

I really don't think 'J' ever considered her behaviour to be outlandish (though the rest of us did)...it had to be pointed out to her the effect her behaviour was having on her young son.

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TwistedKestrel said:
Seems a bit fishy to me too. That and the copyright notice on the video.
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I don't mean that it's suspicious. I'm just questioning what kind of person would upload a video of themselves acting like that. I mean, let's take it for granted that she was legitimately scared and freaked out. I am not the kind of person who would yell "RUN! RUN!" unless I were in exceptional circumstances, but unless those circumstances were the kind that made the national news, I wouldn't share the video. I'd be too embarassed with myself.

The copyright notice, however, matches up completely with the kind of personality who would a) react like that, and b) lack the self-awareness to upload it to the internet. If you're uploading a video to youtube, you've already signed an agreement as to the copyright status of what you're uploading.
 
She's a complete idiot. I made a comment that if she really truly cared about the horses welfare at all, she wouldn't have been on the carriage ride in the first place (I know from friends online that this has become a hot topic in NY). I also pointed out she's probably causing emotional damage to her son. I got a pm from her this evening: "He knows not to put up with anybody's ****! He's not that young...get a grip...and they call mr a drama queen lmfao" So I guess we're not the first to point out she's over the top...or, perhaps it's the thousands of other people pointing it out :rolleyes:
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My buddy is married to a woman like her. A few years ago my 8 year old was at her place playing with her 8 year old, she was cleaning and her son sprayed my son's arm with Windex. Within a few minutes she had call me, Poison Control, and our local hospital. I talked her out of 911. She was hysterical, by the time I got to her house she had my son stripped down and was scrubbing him in the shower. On the way home all my son said was "Mrs insert name here is nuts dad". Her husband was out, he called me later to apologize.
 
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