Even tough State Police horses - and their riders - need a break, especially on a hot day like today, as roving UHub photographer Jonathan Mardukas discovered at Carson Beach in South Boston today.
By adamg - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 4:56pm
A couple of Boston park rangers used the hitching post in front of the Jamaica Pond gazebo to get their steeds ready for some hoofing around the pond this afternoon.
By adamg - Mon, 09/11/2023 - 10:36am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene, showing a horseshoeing barn (one kid, no waiting!) next to an ice-cream parlor. See it larger.
By adamg - Sat, 09/09/2023 - 10:02pm
The North End has many charms, but horseback riding is not normally one of them, so Jessica Dello Russo was a bit nonplussed when she spotted this guy hoofing it the wrong way down Salem Street this afternoon: Read more.
By adamg - Fri, 06/09/2023 - 12:27pm
This morning, Tom Jackson saw a man on a horse, a dog and a police escort on Bunker Hill Street and wondered if anybody knew the reason for that. Read more.
By adamg - Sat, 09/17/2022 - 3:38pm
Boston Police and Animal Control this morning responded to Sacred Heart Parish on Cummins Highway in Roslindale after a horse waiting to transport somebody on her final ride to a local cemetery collapsed and died. The horse was picked up and removed by Parks and Recreation.
By adamg - Sat, 07/17/2021 - 2:10pm
By adamg - Tue, 04/23/2019 - 10:58am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene. See it larger.
By adamg - Tue, 12/11/2018 - 10:57am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this horsey, snowy photo. See it larger.
By adamg - Sun, 08/20/2017 - 1:01pm
The Lonely Wizard enjoyed meeting a pair of DCR rangers and their steeds at Smith Field in Hyde Park this morning.
By adamg - Sat, 12/03/2016 - 9:25am
While Medford police were busy corralling chickens and geese, Needham and State Police were busy using a banana to lure and capture a miniature horse that had broken out of its barn.
By adamg - Wed, 10/14/2015 - 10:58am
The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can place this scene. See it larger.
Earlier:
This used to be more of a problem.
A major problem.
By adamg - Mon, 01/14/2013 - 11:56am
The folks at the Boston City Archives challenge you to say where and when this Boston photo was taken.
By adamg - Wed, 09/12/2012 - 8:26am
Brian Cummings reports via e-mail on the horsey set in Weston this morning:
