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Horse-drawn carriages return to the Country Club Plaza Friday night

Posted at 4:29 AM, Dec 09, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-09 19:32:19-05

After a week, Kansas City Carriages is bringing its horse-drawn carriages back to the Plaza Friday night.

They hadn't been operating ever since a crash last weekend.

RELATED | Petition calls to end horse-drawn carriages on the Plaza after crash that injured a horse and driver

The horse, who was pulling four passengers and a driver, ran through several intersections on Broadway.  Despite the driver's efforts, it wouldn't stop, and sent the carriage crashing into a guard wall.

The driver and a passenger were seriously injured.

RELATED | Passengers of horse-drawn carriage that crashed on Plaza call driver a hero

A group called Animal Action for Kansas City started a petition to ban the rides that got more than 18,000 signatures.

The group plans to protest the carriage return Friday night.

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