Barnsley's taxi service has been suspended indefinitely this morning as the horses went on strike.
The announcement was strategically planned for 7.49am - pub closing time - leaving the majority of the town's residents stranded in Peel Square, unable to get home for a quick wash before work or school.
Attempts to arrange replacement bus services stalled when organisers realised they couldn't remember the last time they had seen a bus, and a South Yorkshire Passenger Transport spokesman later confirmed that they only had one vehicle left in their fleet after cancelling most routes in 2011, and this was currently stranded in New Lodge and in the process of being burnt-out by the locals.
It is still unclear at this stage what the motivations for the strike are, but it is rumoured to relate to them being forced to eat left-over kebabs - tantamount to cannibalism.
We talked to one horse, a Brazilian migrant by the name of Neymor, but are unable to report what he said as none of us speak Portuguese.
Barnsley Council have yet to issue an official statement as they don't start work until 11.30am, but it is understood that Arthur Scargill is being brought in to handle the negotiations, so hopes of a quick resolution to the situation look doubtful.
A satirical look at all the news and happenings in the idyllic hamlet of Barnsley
