(ANSA) - Siena, June 29 - A horse was put down Monday after
an accident in a rider-less trial run Sunday used to pick rides
for the Siena Palio on July 2.
Perciclea, a seven-year-old mare, crashed into a horse in
front of her, breaking one of her front hooves.
Horses are often hurt in the famed twice-yearly bareback
ride around Siena's central Piazza del Campo, and they are
sometimes put down.
Animal rights activists have been campaigning for years to
have the Palio scrapped.
Siena Palio horse put down
In horse selection ahead of July 2 race