Cape May horse dies while pulling tourist carriage; what we know

J. Staas Haught, Cherry Hill Courier-Post
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A Percheron draft horse used for sightseeing tours of Victorian Cape May died earlier this week while pulling a carriage, published reports say.

Here’s what we know about the death of the horse named Ice.

Cape May carriage horse dies

The horse was used by the Cape May Carriage Company.

Company owner Chantel Semanchik said Ice collapsed twice Thursday.

Weather was not believed to be a factor in Ice’s death because temperatures were cool along the shore Thursday night.

Semanchik believes Ice, who previously worked pulling carriages in New York City, had a heart attack.

A necropsy was to be conducted to figure out exactly what felled Ice.

This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Cape May horse dies pulling tourist carriage at Jersey Shore