The Central Park carriage horse that dropped dead on a Manhattan street suffered from a small tumor that likely led to a deadly aortic rupture, the union representing carriage drivers said Friday.

The horse, named Lady, crumpled to the ground in Hell’s Kitchen — just a block away from her stable — after she had only done two rides Tuesday afternoon, stoking renewed outrage from animal rights activists.

The preliminary results from the necropsy indicate the 15-year-old horse had a small tumor in her adrenal gland that likely caused an aortic rupture, according to a statement from TWU Local 100.

Lady the carriage horse that instantly dropped dead on a Manhattan street suffered from a small tumor that likely led to a deadly aortic rupture. Obtained by the NY Post

The preliminary result

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