ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – The Diving Horse has finally been put out to pasture for good. The owner of Atlantic City’s Steel Pier says he’s dropping a plan to bring back the legendary attraction, ...

Growing up on the Steel Pier was the best time. When I was 9 years old, my sisters and I went backstage (every day) at the Circus Water Show with my dad, Joe Hackney, who was one of the high-divers ...

I'm writing this letter to dispel any misstatements about the cruelty of the diving-horse act on Steel Pier. I know, because I had control of the horses' handling from 1953 until the pier was sold to ...

IN 1929 Sonora Webster booked her high-diving horse act into Atlantic City. It became the single most popular attraction in the city's history. When Steel Pier closed in the late 1970s, so did the ...