Carriage Horse Collapses and Dies on 11th Avenue

[markpkessinger]

Please, if you travel to New York, do not be tempted to take a carriage ride in or near Central Park. These animals are horribly abused, and we must shut down this industry!

Carriage Horse Collapses and Dies on 11th Avenue
by Catie Savage and Phil O'Brien
21 hours ago

A carriage horse collapsed and died in Hell’s Kitchen this afternoon, just blocks from its stable, drawing shocked reactions from witnesses and reigniting scrutiny of New York City’s horse-drawn carriage industry.
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The horse, a 15-year-old mare named Lady, was heading back from Central Park to Clinton Stables on W52nd Street when she stumbled and fell near the corner of W51st Street and 11th Avenue.

According to the NYPD, officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 2:28pm reporting a horse in distress near W51st Street and 11th Avenue, within the Midtown North Precinct. When they arrived, police found a horse attached to a carriage lying on the ground. Police said that no arrests have been made, and investigations remain ongoing.

A deli worker at Farmers Cafe & Market said the incident unfolded right outside their shop. “The horse was walking normal until it started turning right onto W51st Street from 11th Ave,” he told W42ST. “It then appeared to shake, jump and then fell down on its right side. The carriage driver was by himself and he jumped down to the street and was asking us for help. We didn’t know what to do.”

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[pandr32]

1. Heart worms might be the culprit.

[cilla4progress]

2. We saw these horses on our last trip to NYC

my heart bled for them

[hamsterjill]

3. This stupidity needs to stop.

We don't need horse drawn carriages any more at the expense of the animals. People who patronize this are as much to blame. Tax a freaking taxi or walk a block. It isn't fun for the horse to go the same route, day after day after day, pulling a full load. Most of the horses are old and overworked and hot. It is not romantic. It is not an adventure for the kids.

It is perpetuated cruelty.

[biophile]

4. Horses are prone to many issues

It’s hard to say why without medical history or autopsy. Looking at the picture, it seems as though the hind legs lack good muscle but the ribs are not obvious, could be internal parasites along with poor diet. Total conjecture, but the horse was too young to have died from “natural causes” or old age.

[markpkessinger]

6. The horses used for these carriages are invariably old . . .

. . . which is all the more reason this needs to stop.

[mzmolly]

5. Oh no.

How very sad.

[yardwork]

7. The poor horse. I hate this.

[chowder66]

8. So sad.

[Xavier Breath]

9. Was it wrong to hope "Carriage Horse" was Trump's new code name?

The wrong individuals keep dying.

[harumph]

10. What was the horse's name?

Evidently, it was "Lady."

RIP Lady.

[Duppers]

11. When my son moved to NYC a few yrs ago

He was enamored with the horses. I gave him an ear-full about how these poor horses were being abused❗
It did not take a genius to figure that out❗

[Emile]

12. So sad, people shouldn't be allowed to mistreat

animals this way.