Boston, Mass – A tragic slip caused a beloved carriage horse to die at a woman’s funeral last weekend. The 28-year-old horse, named Mr. Bee, was waiting outside of the Sacred Heart Church to pull a carriage hearse on Saturday morning when he got fidgety and slipped on a manhole cover.
When he fell, he struck his head on a curb and died shortly after. Mr. Bee’s owner, John Frost, with Remembrance Hill Carriages, believes his horse had a heart attack. He tells MassLive:
“We were waiting alongside the road for the funeral to be over. Bee was kind of fidgeting and he slipped on the manhole cover, his legs just kind of went out from under him, and he hit his head on the curbing. It happened in a matter of seconds. He didn’t suffer.”
After Mr. Bee’s death, Equi Evolution shared a social media post about the horse, who had been a part of their program in the past:
I am incredibly saddened to share news that a horse who was formerly a part of the Equi Evolution program, Mr. Bee, passed tragically over the weekend.
Sharing heartwarming insight:
Most often paired to drive with his best friend, Action; Bee absolutely loved his job! He was a fairly shy horse when it came to hands-on interaction with people so any of you who have had the pleasure of sharing intimate moments with him know what a special experience that was. I have so many fond memories of hanging with him on the farm and working together doing weddings.
Frost considered Mr. Bee to be part of his family, telling the Boston Globe, “He will be deeply missed.”
Rest in peace Mr. Bee.
(Representative images/not Mr. Bee or Remembrance Carriages)
TORTURE THE MOTHERFUCKING ANIMAL ABUSERS!!! 💪🇺🇲RENEE CARIGLIA
“Frost considered Mr. Bee to be part of his family” – Mr. Frost, do you make other members of your ‘family’ pull heavy corpse carriages around the hectic paved streets of Boston? I doubt it. Had this horse been walking on soil and grass and been in his natural environment, he would not have slipped on any manhole covers and had he received proper veterinary care, any heart condition may have been detected and treated before this poor horse dropped dead on the streets. Mr. Bee was already 28 year old, which in human years equates to well into retirement age. This would be like forcing a 75-year-old man to go to the strenuous job of a 25-year-old. The very fact that Mr. Frost makes his living by exploiting and using horses is disgusting. Him calling his slaves ‘family members’ does not make it any better and in fact, makes it worse. His website ‘story’ says “I mean, you try not to smile when you’re riding in a horse-drawn carriage…go ahead, I dare you.” Well, Mr. Frost, that is a dare that I do not need to engage in to prove you wrong. Horses should not be the slaves of humans. They have been exploited since the dawn of man and scum like you continue that horrible tradition while you hid behind the guise of ‘luxury’. Honestly, you look like a weak little nothing of a man and Mr. Bee was a far kinder soul than trash like you could ever hope to be.
RIP precious Bee. You have crossed the beautiful Rainbow Bridge into beautiful Animal Heaven. Bless you Bee. Love you.