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Sandokan13 t1_j6headj wrote
Nice picture, sad story
thoxo OP t1_j6hecou wrote
For more context: On a tragic day, something scared the horses, they panicked and the carriage fell in the river while my great-gd was behind it, pushing him at the bottom of the water.
thoxo OP t1_j6hed95 wrote
Just commented about it!
LL112 t1_j6hehz2 wrote
Thats in seine
thoxo OP t1_j6hek4b wrote
Took me a while, but that was great
posco12 t1_j6hg4qh wrote
What do you think there is on the back leg of one of the horses. Wrapping an injury ?
Jawwaad127 t1_j6hgdvi wrote
Damn, is it me or are those some big ass horses? Great pic fam.
thoxo OP t1_j6hgelx wrote
Never noticed that, good catch! I actually have no idea
Mommy444444 t1_j6hgme8 wrote
Incredible photo and story worthy of a museum.
Diplodocus114 t1_j6hig3p wrote
Looks just like one of the tumbrills depicted taking the aristocrats to the guilletine.
SannaKhaleesi t1_j6hinrd wrote
Thanks for the picture and story. A very sad story
GriffTrip t1_j6hj3xl wrote
That's why I prefer to ride a mule. They don't spook like horses
JonKoFyn t1_j6hmb9i wrote
Yep. Perfect dad joke that deserves upvotes 👍
PM_MEOttoVonBismarck t1_j6hnx1u wrote
Donkey's my preferred mode of transportation
DiamondBarbie007 t1_j6hqu5k wrote
I prefer my bicycle
justoldme t1_j6huaeu wrote
He stayed under water too long
John_Dixon_Harris t1_j6hvw6l wrote
r/TwoSentenceHorror
pdawg37 t1_j6hxkyw wrote
The Original Truck Nuts attached to the wagon (by the wheel). Classic.
TinaLikesButz t1_j6hzkly wrote
Awesome photo. Your grandfather was very handsome. Any idea of his trade? Those horses are huge.
randomdude5566 t1_j6i0mid wrote
Not the ending to the story I was expecting
Kiyohara t1_j6i1spz wrote
Well, if they were going to kill him, he probably should have sold them and gotten new ones. Or kill one as a lesson to the rest.
minas_morgul t1_j6i4x6d wrote
Well that escalated quickly
thoxo OP t1_j6i57y8 wrote
I think he was a stableman, at least his father in law was, this were his horses and my great grandfather probably worked with him.
pzerr t1_j6i5kix wrote
Did he have children?
showmeyourmoves28 t1_j6i6hy7 wrote
The most macabre caption I’ve seen in a while. I hope he lived to the fullest.
BolsonaroIsACunt t1_j6i6vas wrote
More like drowning in puseine
thoxo OP t1_j6i7m8l wrote
He was the father of my dad's grandfather, so at least one. I don't know anything else about him.
pzerr t1_j6i81tm wrote
Killertigger t1_j6i8urn wrote
Well. Now I’ve Sienna everything.
TofuElf t1_j6i9w27 wrote
Those are some huge horses for sure.
LennerKetty t1_j6iauc5 wrote
Never met a man named Paris
SpyCats t1_j6id9te wrote
Hot grandpa
RunBanditRun t1_j6iebyo wrote
That you Jesus?
Goldilocks1454 t1_j6ig3f7 wrote
Did the horses die also? This is a sad story I'm sorry
ellefleming t1_j6ig6ms wrote
Cars were around and he was still using horses?
Marine__0311 t1_j6igdj5 wrote
Horses are a lot bigger than people realize, and draft horse can get huge. Ive had quarter horses, and when people saw them, they were always amazed at how big and how fast they were.
My paddock was about 4 acres, irregularly shaped, and trees screening most of the edges, so you often didnt see them at first. When I'd call them, they would often be a few hundred yards away. When they came tearing around a corner at full speed, they often scared the hell out of people if they werent used to it.
I'm 100% positive they enjoyed doing that, as much as I did watching it.
PM_MEOttoVonBismarck t1_j6ihfd5 wrote
No Jesus took baby donkeys
lopedopenope t1_j6ihu9t wrote
Well I did NOT expect that ending
Marine__0311 t1_j6ihwl6 wrote
They look like Percheron's but I'm not an expert on draft horses.
e0nblue t1_j6ihxwj wrote
But that’s not important right now
thoxo OP t1_j6ij80i wrote
Lmao sorry I'm a bit slow today
Jawwaad127 t1_j6ijg5p wrote
Great story fam. I know I’d be scared seeing big horses run around the corner out of the blue. Do you know what type of horses these are?
OffendedByMyInnuendo t1_j6ilskw wrote
Thankfully you pointed out your grandfather was posing with the horses
Deathbyhours t1_j6injq2 wrote
That very quickly took an unexpected turn.
HawkeyeTen t1_j6iosa3 wrote
Sweet gracious, what a horrible way to die. And probably had no warning that those were going to be his final moments on earth. May your great-grandfather RIP.
sevargmas t1_j6ip9yg wrote
Is that carriage displaying the first “truck nuts”?
ingemaw t1_j6ipmcn wrote
He’s got truck nuts on his carriage
TyrannosaurusBecz t1_j6ir00z wrote
I’m terrified of horses. They’re HUGE
m_faustus t1_j6iss5q wrote
Until you clarified it sounded like the horses deliberately murdered him.
Sleep_adict t1_j6j1u9o wrote
It is, and his family were in the Nile after tht
Balancing7plates t1_j6j3r08 wrote
That’s my guess as well. According to Wikipedia they were the most common driving horses in France by the end of the 19th century.
greentshirtman t1_j6j4g2q wrote
They drowned him, so more likely that they are Kelpies.
/jk
punsdeliveredweakly t1_j6j731y wrote
datumerrata t1_j6jbyfk wrote
Most of our great grandfathers are dead, but most of us don't have the picture of the thing that did them in.
T_WRX21 t1_j6jg7t5 wrote
Another victim of Seine Crossing.
Pour one out for your grandad.
ElderberryNo1936 t1_j6jgh23 wrote
People back then were wild
thoxo OP t1_j6jl7na wrote
Unfortunately they did too..
Alexis_J_M t1_j6jnn47 wrote
Horses were cheap and efficient long after cars and trucks were available.
MickFlaherty t1_j6jo6qt wrote
How would be be someone’s Great Grandfather if he didn’t.
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Mlpaddict t1_j6jx4zy wrote
Very sad story. What was he hauling? What was in the wagon?
DanTacoWizard t1_j6k069y wrote
Dang. I’m sorry for your loss.
UDPviper t1_j6k1jo7 wrote
We're those the first truck nuts?
blondart t1_j6k43h4 wrote
I think they prefer the term “Little”
nick1812216 t1_j6k4h4f wrote
Nobody every found out what spooked the horses??
pzerr t1_j6k7pud wrote
Muckle674 t1_j6kc39d wrote
That just sounds in seine..
stockenheim t1_j6kfjav wrote
Yep, those horses are definitely plotting something.
Richard2468 t1_j6kheic wrote
Majestic
dghammer t1_j6ki1pb wrote
The horses held him underwater…bad bad horses.
dghammer t1_j6ki8k8 wrote
My GGrandad was a train engineer…was crushed between two cars…1902 Louisiana.
Luingalls t1_j6kitp2 wrote
I'm so sorry for your loss of your hot grandpa.
giantdick69 t1_j6kpx0g wrote
Except that’s not how you pronounce Seine… Dirty filthy little Reddit imbeciles…
sar1234567890 t1_j6kss68 wrote
Quelle tragédie!
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Basdad t1_j6kumve wrote
They had horses in Paris ?
Dad3mass t1_j6l35u8 wrote
I saw donkeys being used as transport in rural western Europe as late as 2002.
Smirkly t1_j6l60h0 wrote
Those are some seriously large animals and a terrific picture, thanks for sharing.
It_Was_a_PizzaHut t1_j6l639c wrote
A butterfly
Alexis_J_M t1_j6l6vlm wrote
I saw oxcarts in Bangalore in 2017.
Ethereal42 t1_j6l7g5q wrote
Such a cool photo and a tragic story, I often look at pictures of my great grandparents and such, it's amazing how hard people used to work and still just scrape by.
Scoop-a-loop3 t1_j6l9ka3 wrote
Handsome!
TheRealMazingerZ t1_j6lbfvq wrote
I didn't know carriage bull's balls were a thing back then in France.
Native_Time_Traveler t1_j6ldzx0 wrote
Wonderful photograph, very sad story. Thank you for sharing!
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FiddleheadFernly t1_j6lphvh wrote
And according to Carrie Underwood, he also takes the wheel
wanna_go_home t1_j6m0kvm wrote
That's terrible.
Marine__0311 t1_j6m0scm wrote
I mentioned earlier that they looked like Percherons.
I based that on their appearance, having seen a few in my day. They were a popular working horse in France, as well as the UK, the US.
exmxn t1_j6m7etn wrote
Great granddaddy could get it
dug99 t1_j6m87h4 wrote
Sorry to hear of your grandfather's demise. My great, great grandfather took a nap across the interstate railway with his horse and cart in the late 1800's. He survived the freight train, the horse was not so lucky.
sabersquirl t1_j6mabtb wrote
If he was the father of your dad’s grandfather, he was your dad’s great-grandfather. That means he was your great-great-grandfather.
dghammer t1_j6n9dov wrote
At least he took care of business before he went…or I wouldn’t be here.
brd_newton t1_j6he8w4 wrote
How did he drown?