Spooked carriage horse suffers minor injury in downtown Charleston Tradd Street and Lenwood Boulevard (Source: Google Maps) By Live 5 Web Staff | February 16, 2021 at 4:34 PM EST - Updated February 16 at 4:34 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A carriage horse suffered a minor injury after it got spooked in downtown Charleston.
According to Old South Carriage Company, the horse, named Vern, got spooked after seeing heavy equipment on Tradd Street and Lenwood Boulevard. Officials said the horse was training and the carriage he was pulling had no passengers except for the driver and two employees.
“Vern had a visit from the vet and only had a minor scrape on his leg,” the carriage company said. “He has been given a clean bill of health.”