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Carriage Horse Likely Died From Cardiac Event While Pulling Cape May Tourists, Necropsy Says Carriage Horse Likely Died From Cardiac Event While Pulling Cape May Tourists, Necropsy Says
Carriage Horse Likely Died From Cardiac Event While Pulling Cape May Tourists, Necropsy Says A horse that died while pulling a carriage of tourists in Cape May was likely killed by cardiac arrest or a blood clot, according to a necropsy. An 18-year-old Percheron gelding named Ice died suddenly "in a very public setting" on Thursday, June 27, the Cape May Carriage Company said in a Facebook post. The company offers tours showcasing Victorian architecture in Cape May's historic district. The company said Ice was the first horse to die while pulling a carriage since the business began in 1983. "It would have happened no matter where our boy had been," the company posted on Faceb…

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