Central Park horse runs wild without driver in shocking video: ‘One of the most terrifying experiences’

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A runaway carriage equine sped done Central Park without its driver Sunday evening, sending panicked parkgoers caught connected shocking video scrambling – moreover jumping complete ligament fences and into nan park’s greenery.

The chaotic horse, which was pulling a achromatic carriage pinch a purple interior, trotted a half-mile from Tavern connected nan Green to The Dairy astatine a precocious velocity astatine astir 6 p.m., terrifying videos posted to societal media and shared by animal defense group NYCLASS show.

“I was location pinch my friend stepping connected nan sidewalk and almost sewage trampled by nan mediocre horse. It was truthful terrifying,” 1 eyewitness, named Hayley, said successful a connection to NYCLASS shared pinch The Post. “My friend and I were stepping connected nan sidewalk to nan correct of nan Central Park Loop … erstwhile I heard tons of screams & hooves.

Hayley said they turned astir and saw nan equine charging astatine them arsenic nan carriage dangled successful nan distance.

“We had a divided 2nd to move retired of nan measurement … complete nan ligament obstruction betwixt nan sidewalk and trees erstwhile nan equine ran past us,” she added.

A crowd of cyclists quickly followed nan speeding equine to pass pedestrians connected nan loop, nan witnesser added.

“About a infinitesimal later, we saw a pedicab propulsion up pinch personification successful nan backseat, who was presumably nan driver, arsenic galore group were yelling and giving him instructions connected which guidance nan equine went,” she said.

Christina Hansen, nan national rep for carriage horses, told The Post location were nary injuries aliases spot harm reported, and there’s presently “no indication” nan horse’s driver was negligent.

It appears, instead, nan horse’s bridle came disconnected and, earlier it could beryllium reattached, nan equine fled.

The equine was not secured to a hitching station astatine nan time, Hansenssaid, because location wasn’t 1 nearby.

During nan fracas, carriage drivers’ “internal communications” led 1 driver adjacent Sixth Avenue, whose equine was securely tethered, to nan runaway animal. That driver was capable to snatch nan equine by its headgear and unafraid it.

Hansen said nan national is conducting an soul investigation and will proceed educating drivers successful due securing methods — while calling connected nan metropolis to install much hitching posts for drivers to safely “park” nan animals.

The past clip a equine was loose successful Central Park was successful 2014, Hansen said, erstwhile Pumpkin sewage his bridle stuck successful different carriage and yet deed a taxi.

Hayley, meanwhile, said she’ll support a much watchful oculus connected her surroundings nan adjacent clip she opts for a stroll successful Central Park.

“I cannot ideate what would person happened had we not heard nan equine … and pinch truthful galore pedestrians and runners pinch headphones successful aliases without arsenic overmuch warning, I person nary thought if aliases really nary 1 sewage severely injured aliases killed,” she said. 

“I americium ever going connected runs and emotion being successful Central Park, and this was 1 of nan astir terrifying experiences and has decidedly made maine much wary and scared.”