Carriage Horse Collapses and Dies on 11th Avenue

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4. Horses are prone to many issues

It’s hard to say why without medical history or autopsy. Looking at the picture, it seems as though the hind legs lack good muscle but the ribs are not obvious, could be internal parasites along with poor diet. Total conjecture, but the horse was too young to have died from “natural causes” or old age.