Palmetto Carriage Works

In the News Charleston, SC

This is How We’re Preparing for Hurricane Matthew

With Hurricane Matthew approaching the Lowcountry, Palmetto Carriage Works has made some preparations for our staff and the animals in our care. First off, we have closed our operations until Sunday, October 9th to allow all our staff to prepare for the storm. By the end of today (Wednesday, October 5th), all of our horses,…

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“Nothing Will Silence Some [Horse Carriage] Critics”

What’s it going to take to appease radical activists set on ending the Charleston carriage industry? According to the Post & Courier, “nothing will silence some [horse carriage] critics.” As some background, city of Charleston has created a committee to review the ordinances that dictate the temperatures our horses and mules can work – guidelines…

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Best Charleston Travel Tips from Innkeepers

This article originally appeared on BedandBreakfast.com as part of their Innkeeper Guide series. Charleston, the Marquis de Lafayette said, “is one of the best built, handsomest, and most agreeable cities that I have ever seen.” Some 200 years later, visitors find themselves similarly drawn to this elegant Southern city of romantic gardens and antebellum manses, pleasant…

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Field Trips with Sue

Thanks for mentioning us in your blog Sue! Charleston, SC: A Weekend Getaway with Girl Friends Charleston, SC: A Weekend Getaway with Girl Friends Charleston, SC is such a versatile city. No matter what your reason for visiting, family vacation, romantic getaway, girl friends weekend, there is a ton to see, do, and eat. Weekend…

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Caring for the Charleston’s Carriage Horses

It’s a safe bet that if the mules and horses working local carriage tours could talk, they could easily recite the best parts of Charleston’s history. They’ve certainly heard the stories plenty of times as they mosey through the city streets. Carriage tours are a popular activity and the steeds pulling the carriages may very…

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Exchange a Toy Donation for a Free Carriage Ride in Charleston

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20151123/PC16/151129733/free-charleston-carriage-ride-for-toy-donation

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Care for Children the Same as Animals by Joseph Ohorodnyk Sr.

Not only do we now have the ASPCA and PETA, but we also have Mercy for Animals. How many more of these organizations are going to crop up? I agree that animals should be treated better than some of them are. However, my real concern is for our unborn and small children who look to…

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USA Today — 10 Best Romantic Things to Do

10BEST Says Romantic Things to Do: The oldest carriage tour company in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, Palmetto Carriage offers fun and informative horse and mule-drawn carriage tours of the historic district of the city. Look for the big red barn and stable of Palmetto Carriage just off old Market Street, less than a block from…

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Palmetto Carriage Works Receives Special Thank You From L.E.A.R.N. Horse Rescue

A Special Thanks The individuals who unfailingly continue to support L.E.A.R.N. are the backbone of our success. Your donations of time, generous funding, loans of your pastureland, as well the personal talents each of you put to work for our organization everyday, are invaluable. You allow us the opportunity to continue to act as advocates…

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A Letter to the Editor – Support Carriage Enterprises

My four children operate Palmetto Carriage Works, along with their four spouses and, yes, two of my eight grandchildren are employed, making this a third-generation business. They have 60-plus employees. Their income depends on this industry, with few elected politicians or the average citizen knowing anything about the economic impact, the animals they care for,…

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