Car-on-horse collisions rare in Palos Verdes
Kelly Byere and her horse Aquinoh take a jump at the Palos Verdes Stables in Palos Verdes Estates. Photo by David Rosenfeld How exactly a horse got loose at one of the Peninsula’s premiere riding stables in the early morning hours of Sept. 18 and ended up on Palos Drive North is still unknown. A car struck the horse that escaped the Seahorse Riding Club in Rolling Hills Estates at 2 a.m. and veered into a fence. Both the driver, 69-year-old Ryan Koyama – an optometrist – and the horse were killed in the accident. The owner of the stables, Devon Gibson, did not return a phone call inquiring about the incident. Neither did a spokesperson for California Highway Patrol, which was investigating the collision. Seahorse Riding Club has a local history in the area of more than 35 years providing lessons, boarding facilities and a place for competitive riders to train and groom their horses. News of the accident last month spread quickly among the equestrian community here. Few could recall an incident before where a driver was killed in a collision with a horse, but accidents do happen on occasion when horses get loose, said Madeline Ryan, a 45-year resident. “I bet every year to…
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