Thank you for sharing the news of the unfortunate carriage accident in Cozumel, Mexico. I’m assuming this took place in 2010, as the year was not attributed, nor the publication?

Sounds as though the 25 year old carriage driver should NOT have been driving his carriage at night without proper lighting.

English translation of article:
COZUMEL, February 7 .- suffers setback a gig Saturday night in busy street, when he came out of the rear axle of the wheels causing the unit was dragged four meters on the horse that pulled this, it finally fell the pavement suffering a leg injury. The horse was taken to his stable, while the carriage barn at the courts of Transit for the corresponding purposes.
The facts were raised at 22 pm last Saturday, as he was driving without headlights light in the direction from west to east on 11 Avenue and 70 South, the buggy with 00045/QROO license plates, driven by its operator, Pedro Fernández Arias 25 years of age.
Only when they reach the above address the left rear wheel suddenly veered off its axis when the unit is in motion, causing him to stagger and fall to the pavement on your left side, being dragged about four feet the horse pulling the carriage, also finally collapsed on the arterial road to not support the weight, and ended with visible injuries on his left hind leg, luckily the driver escaped unhurt.
The survey conducted by the Traffic Division found that the driver of the buggy omission committed by failing to verify that their unit was in perfect conditions before leaving, which by law must do, and then proceeded to lift the unit to move it the pound as collateral while remedying the damage caused to the pavement, the same as quoted Directorate of Public Works, while the horse was transferred to his barn.
It should be noted that according to the rules of ecology, after 18 hours should not be operating any of these gigs, and do not understand why this vehicle was injured to run and no lights.

.Equino herido al romperse la rueda de una calesa

COZUMEL, 7 de febrero.- Sufre percance una calesa la noche del sábado en transitada avenida, cuando se le salió del eje trasero una de las ruedas provocando que la unidad fuera arrastrada cuatro metros por el caballo que tiraba de esta, mismo que finalmente cayó al pavimento sufriendo lesiones en una pata. El equino fue llevado a su establo, en tanto que la calesa a los patios del corralón de Tránsito para los fines correspondientes.
Los hechos se suscitaron a las 22 horas del pasado sábado, cuando circulaba sin faros de luz en dirección de Poniente a Oriente sobre la 11 avenida con 70 Sur, la calesa con placas de circulación 00045/QROO, conducida por su operador, Pedro Fernández Arias, de 25 años de edad.
Sólo que al llegar a la mencionada dirección repentinamente la rueda trasera izquierda se salió de su eje estando la unidad en movimiento, provocando que se tambaleara y cayera al pavimento sobre su costado izquierdo, siendo arrastrada aproximadamente cuatro metros por el equino que tiraba del carruaje, que finalmente también se desplomó sobre la arteria vial al no aguantar el peso, y terminó con lesiones visibles en su pata trasera izquierda, afortunadamente el conductor del vehículo salió ileso.
El peritaje realizado por la Dirección de Tránsito arrojó que el conductor de la calesa incurrió en omisión al no verificar que su unidad se encontrara en perfectas condiciones antes de salir, lo que por ley debió hacer, y se procedió luego a levantar la unidad para trasladarla al corralón como garantía en tanto se repara el daño provocado al pavimento, mismo que cotizará la Dirección de Obras Públicas, en tanto el caballo fue trasladado a su establo.
Cabe señalar que de acuerdo al reglamento de Ecología, después de las 18 horas no debe haber ninguna de estas calesas operando, y no se entiende por qué este vehículo accidentado se encontraba circulando, y sin luces.

Thank you so much for your reply I totally agree that as a professional journalist you need facts, perhaps you could look it up you tube and local news papers you’ll find tons of evidence! One would think that if one makes a living of something one would look after it I know, alas we do not live in a perfect world.

Thank you again for your reply

If a carriage driver makes his living from the horse drawn carriage business, it is in his or her best interest to keep his horse alive and thriving. However, as an equestrian lover, I would never recommend my readers support cruel and inhumane treatment of horses. Buyer beware.