happens to the best of them....
 

Lane's end loses four horses after they were hit by a car this morning.

http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/296186.html

So four horses "got loose" and they all decide to stand in the road? Strange story.

it is strange...but the roads were pretty crappy this morning and at 7 am it is still completely dark.....he may have hit the brakes and skidded enough to hit them even if they weren't in the road. Oak Tree is also pretty far out on the edge of town....people drive those roads VERY fast under any weather conditions.

This might sound like a weird question, but can horse be like deer? Like when you say "like a deer in the headlights"... I mean if it were dark, what if those youngsters just froze when they saw the car skidding towards them?

Either way, it's an awful story. RIP lil guys...

Terrible Accident at Lanes End
 

From the Bloodhorse

Photo:
Four yearlings that escaped from their handlers at William S. Farish's Lane's End/Oak Tree Division near Lexington were killed when they were struck by a car. Another yearling that escaped avoided the accident.


"Two of the horses were dead on the scene and two were euthanized at the scene," said Sgt. Pat Murray of the Lexington Police Traffic Division. According to Murray, the accident took place about 7 a.m. when the driver of a 1993 Ford sedan struck the horses that were standing in the middle of Mt. Horeb Road near the intersection of Chance Farm Lane. Murray said road conditions were dry and the driver was observing the posted 55 mile per hour speed limit when the collision occurred.


"He was traveling at a normal speed," Murray said. "But being that the horses were bay in color, they just blended in."


The horses were among six being led from the paddock.


"Something spooked them--one stuck near the barn and five got loose," said Farish's son, Bill. "Four of the five made their way through an open gate and to Mt. Horeb. They got about 200 yards down the road before the accident happened."


Farish did not identify the yearlings, but said they were owned by Lane's End and by clients.


Published reports identified the driver involved as Andrew Jackson, 21, of Georgetown, Ky. Murray said Jackson was transported to the University of Kentucky Hospital for treatment. No information regarding his injuries or condition was available. No criminal or traffic charges have been filed in connection with the incident.


"It was just a terrible accident," Murray said. Pat Raia contributed to the story

>>>"Two of the horses were dead on the scene and two were euthanized at the scene," said Sgt. Pat Murray of the Lexington Police Traffic Division. According to Murray, the accident took place about 7 a.m. when the driver of a 1993 Ford sedan struck the horses that were standing in the middle of Mt. Horeb Road near the intersection of Chance Farm Lane. Murray said road conditions were dry and the driver was observing the posted 55 mile per hour speed limit when the collision occurred<<<

It's even more strange that they'd leave gate open to a main road....Sad to think how avoidable this was :(

yes very sad story.
r.i.p. you guys didn't get to the race track.

RIP to the babies... :(

I like the signature Ruby! I've Been rooting for Craig Faine ever since the article Beyer wrote on him a few years ago.

I smell a Bigs / GPK intervention :cool:

shame on the local news for airing footage of the dead horses lying in the road.....multiple times.

I smell another Daniel Edwards "art" exhibit.

Hopefully he gets around to actually putting ears on the horses when he does this one.

It is a sad day for the innocent yearlings. Leaving gates open does not sound good.

Glad I don't live there. That would be hard enough to see just once... :(

You can't save 'em all. It is parimutuel racing, somebody needs to bet on him.

Are those your new silks?

Just about everything in this story sounds a little hard to believe.

Poor little guys. :(

Only one plate is required in KY and it must be on the back of the vehicle.

i find it hard to believe, that you can't see 4 animals of that size along side or in the road.:confused: