Posted by JB | Posted in Strange But True | Posted on 27-05-2010
Tags: canvas, horses wearing nappies, strange horse laws
In December 1975 the city council of Charleston in South Carolina, USA ordered that all horses had to wear nappies when in public.
This came about following increasing complaints about horse droppings on the city streets.
Surprisingly, several of the carriage men agreed to abide by this new law and their horses were paraded wearing nappies made of canvas although others , particularly the drivers taking carriage loads of tourists , claimed that the strange sight of horses wearing nappies would drive away customers.
The first victim of this bizzare law was convicted of ‘riding or driving a naked horse’ and was fined the maximum of a hundred dollars. Persistant offenders faced possible imprisonment of 30 days.
Apparently, there are now quite a few companies making equine nappies…………!
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Just blowing some in between class time on Digg and I found your post . Not typically what I prefer to read about, but it was definitely worth my time. Thanks.