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Groups: Horse's death should spark change

Smoothie the mare might still be alive if a nearby drummer had not spooked the carriage horse, or if her driver had been able to tie her to a hitch post, horse-drawn carriage owners said Sunday.

A trade group representing them asked the city Sunday to ban music near horses and install hitch posts around Central Park in the wake of Friday's freak accident that killed the 13-year-old mare....

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