Posts by Palmetto Carriage Works

Our beloved mule Folly retired to a farm about 6 years ago and we checked in with her to see how the retired life is treating her. Folly has become the herd leader, bossing around a blue roan percheron and a tri-color Chincoteauge. She doesn’t hesitate to branch out and make new friends, her closest…

We are so excited to announce our newest additions to the PCW family! King and Ace are 13 year old horses from Mississippi. They previously worked on a farm and did tasks like pulling a cultivator, raking hay, and even participated in a few Christmas parades. King and Ace are excited for their new journey…

We are so excited to announce one of our newest additions to the Palmetto Carriage Works family! One of our mini horses recently gave birth to a colt (which is a baby boy horse!). His cute stubby legs andminiature features have already melted all of our hearts! Our new furry friend along with some of…

Recently one of our favorite horses, Loretta, retired to Blue Star Equiculture in Palmer, MA. Loretta joined our team roughly 12 or 13 years ago, and ever since then, she has been the backbone of our fleet here at Palmetto Carriage Works. She hauled 10’s of thousands of tourists in Charleston throughout her career. She…

The carriage industry loves and cares for our horses like family. We live and work together every day, side-by-side. The health and wellbeing of our family, employees, horses, and especially our guests is a priority above all else. We have seen a dramatic increase in activists attempting to disrupt or assault our animals in the…

At Palmetto Carriage Works, we take the safety and welfare of our animals very seriously. This includes daily meetings to ensure the animals’ safety and also the safety of our employees and guests. We talked to General Manager, Tommy Doyle and Manager, Mary Allis Edwards to learn more.

I almost made the mistake of not hiring Myron when he first applied at Palmetto Carriage. He was one of a number of potential guides — more than I needed at the time, and since he already had one job, I passed on him. Thank goodness my needs changed quickly and Myron joined our team.…

Charleston Carriage Work’s horse, Big John, has been in the media quite a bit lately after tripping during a tour. Some claimed that this was a heat-related incident which is simply not true. In this video, Dr. Sally Banner-Brown discusses a similar incident that occurred with carriage horse Blondie in 2015. WATCH to LEARN MORE.

Today Charleston City Paper announced that Palmetto Carriage Works was voted BEST TOUR COMPANY 2017 in Charleston! We are honored to have so many loyal fans that took the time to vote for us! As the oldest mule horse carriage company in Charleston, we have always been passionate about keeping iconic Charleston history and culture…

We get a lot of questions from our visitors at Palmetto Carriage Works about the welfare of our animals. One of those questions is how much work is it for our animals to pull tour carriages? We interviewed vet, Dr. Sally Banner-Brown, to set the record straight.