it's really a shame, but any time you're dealing with animals, you never know what's going to happen. and horses really are not smart enough to know not to play in traffic.
back when i lived in maryland, we had a thoroughbred farm down the road. one day, my oldes son ( he was about six at the time) and i were coming back from the store, turned onto our road (a country road-but paved) and cars were backed up. what the hell i thought.
one of their horses had gotten out, and was walking up the road with about 25 cars following it. a lady got hold of his halter, and got him out the road. so we pulled in a drive--she said she wasn't sure where he belonged. i told her i knew exactly where. so mark and i walked him home. got there, no one home...so we put him in a paddock and went back later to let them know he had been loose.
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