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mopinko

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3. this shit is on the owners.

Sun Dec 20, 2020, 03:20 PM

Dec 2020

my eldest used to drive in downtown chi. they belong in the parks, not the streets.
but the owners of these things abuse the drivers more than the horses.

she never made squat. she got a cut and tips. no pay for getting ready, or putting the horse and carriage up at the end of the shift. spent a small fortune not just on her clothes, but had to biyy her own tack. she thought she would make money at xmas time, but they put every nag that could walk and every carriage that rolled out, so, no more rides than any other time.

the horses were happy. they love to work and were always eager to get to it.
and the drivers all did it for love of horses. they spoiled them.

the owners, tho. greedy, lazy fuckers.

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EMERGENCY! NYC carriage horse just collapsed on ice in Central Park with passengers inside and... [View all] demmiblue Dec 2020 OP

Give the horses a break! In_The_Wind Dec 2020 #1

abuse like this was the foundation of the Humane Society. peacebuzzard Dec 2020 #2

this shit is on the owners. mopinko Dec 2020 #3

Oh, please. demmiblue Dec 2020 #6

all i can say is- i was there. mopinko Dec 2020 #10

That's your opinion, SophieJean Dec 2020 #29

any stable I've been around stopdiggin Dec 2020 #12

i was in the chi stable many times. mopinko Dec 2020 #40

Codswallop. nt Codeine Dec 2020 #11

Heartbreaking. Butterflylady Dec 2020 #4

This is disgusting! What kind of a person would take a carriage ride? liberal_mama Dec 2020 #5

I'm surprised this is still legal Beaverhausen Dec 2020 #7

Another failing by Bill De Blasio... brooklynite Dec 2020 #8

I don't give a fuck what anybody says vercetti2021 Dec 2020 #9

This. A thousand times this. nt Codeine Dec 2020 #14

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2020 #16

Monstrousness. Codeine Dec 2020 #13

Well, I don't know about pulling a cart Drahthaardogs Dec 2020 #44

Having just put my much beloved, and well cared for mare down jeffreyi Dec 2020 #15

I'm sorry for your loss. demmiblue Dec 2020 #20

I am so very sorry for your loss. niyad Dec 2020 #24

DeBlasio wanted to ban this. zentrum Dec 2020 #17

They should have banned this shit years ago melman Dec 2020 #18

What passengers would continue? cwydro Dec 2020 #19

Need more facts Bayard Dec 2020 #21

Aren't the Amish deeply involved in the puppy-mill business? That pretty much tells me bullwinkle428 Dec 2020 #25

They're really horrible to animals. Codeine Dec 2020 #27

Yes. The Amish are terrible puppy millers. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2020 #43

Do they still pull trailers loaded with logs behind a PTO driven tractor on the highway? jaxexpat Dec 2020 #32

What kind of assholes would get back in even if they were allowed? hamsterjill Dec 2020 #22

There's a certain kind of person Codeine Dec 2020 #23

Well, let someone take those types out in the snow for a long, forced walk hauling something. hamsterjill Dec 2020 #36

The Dead Inside are everywhere. Compassion and empathy are learned traits, and no one taught them. byronius Dec 2020 #26

I think compassion and empathy are innate in humans TheRickles Dec 2020 #33

Perhaps. But they need a tough lesson. hamsterjill Dec 2020 #38

My Dad Dakota Flint Dec 2020 #28

There has been a movement to prohibit this abuse since I first joined DU Rhiannon12866 Dec 2020 #30

Fucking asshole owner! Scumbag! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2020 #31

Weight limit! Traildogbob Dec 2020 #34

👏🏽 BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2020 #41

I really hate cruelty to animals. This is a huge issue, not confined to animals like this horse. PatrickforO Dec 2020 #35

+100. Well said. Duppers Dec 2020 #37

Yes BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2020 #42

This needs to be banned along with horse racing and anything else that exploits animals causing them StarryNite Dec 2020 #39

Horse racing is an abomination. Codeine Dec 2020 #45