Comments on: Battle over horses heats up in New York

By: kygal

kygal — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 06:45:26 +0000

horses were here before cars let them be

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:00:17 +0000

I have been a horse owner Forest Hills,NY for the past 25 years. I am a firm believer that the Carriage Horses in NYC are more than fairly treated. I know some of the Carriage Horse owner’s personally and they love their horses and make sure they get plenty of food and water. Also the horse do not work very hard. Most of their day is spent just sitting around waiting to take a lovely ride thru Central Park. The most important issue of what will happen to these poor carriage horses if they get banned from the streets of NY. Whom will take them?? Does PETA and the other Animal Rights activists just think someone will take them and they will live on a farm somewhere? Well dream on..because the reality is most unwanted horses get sold to slaughter and shipped to Canada or French and become chopmeat for the French..In this economy who has the money to take horses for free??? What is everyone thinking!! Just continue to let these horse do their job and continue to be a lovely reminder for tourists in NYC. Also the ASPCA should continue to monitor that the horses are well cared for and do not work in over 92 degree weather. Thank you.

By: horsewoman

horsewoman — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:48:41 +0000

good article!

By: Alireza

Alireza — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:56:21 +0000

As being part of my family’s NYC stable,established well over 45 yrs,I’d like to let the normal public to know,that there are 5 stables in NYC.All horses are licensed,inspected regularly and get the best care money can buy.Our hay deliveried d come to us every 4-5 wks,600-700 bales of hay at 1 time! We go to feed mills ourselves and buy fresh feed bi weekly,senior feed as well.Our bedding comes in a 53 ft tractor trailer,our blacksmiths and vet make house calls to our barns routinely.We have a equine dental tech that comes regulary and examines the horses teeth.They are on a work schedule [speaking for my own stable] work normally a 2-3 days a wk shift,for 6-8 hrs as a normal day.The most a few of my horses work a max of 4 shifts per week,at the most 6 months a yr! These horses in general work2-4 6-8hr shifts a week with a half a yr off,which can be easily proven by daily logs.Urban horses have a very comfortable lifestyle that the public doesn’t even know about.If there are any real horse owners,they’d wonder why we stay in business with the tremendous bills we shell out constantly to maintain our horses.Obviously its a labor of love and part of who we are,when you spend more than you make,thats the true horselover in you!

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:20:39 +0000

every day I look out my window to see these horses. they look very unhappy and unhealthy! Working long hours, breathing the exhaust from all the vehicles and looking half dead! They also have a horrible place to go home to after a 12 hour work day! How can we torture these wonderful animals? I refuse to look out my window on CPS. And I will do whatever I can to stop this torture to all those beautiful horses! shame on us for allowing this to go on for so long!

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:23:27 +0000

Horses do not belong in the middle of the city. They are grazers, their feet and skeletal structure are not made to stand on concrete for hours at a time. This is a cruel tradition and should be banned in every city. There are other ways people can make a living without subjecting animals to suffer.

By: Abby

Abby — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:43:08 +0000

This was a very interesting article!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:58:24 +0000

I am so torn. I think of all the horse crazy kids that go on a carrige ride and such and fall in love with horse. I also see the man driving the carage. Not making alot of money but enjoing what he does and how he loves his horses and they love him. But then again there are always ppl who are just in it for money and such. Als horses hoovs go bad there backs ach adn all sorts of stuff. I guess it is best to ban it.

By: Bayley

Bayley — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:52:55 +0000

I think that people need to understand that these horses are not pets, they work for a living. Granted there should be standards that the people who work with these animals should meet, but these horses would probably not even be alive if they did not have a job to do. Instead of taking away these horses jobs, and potentially placing them in a worse situation (Starvation?) maybe we should instead look into making their work environment safer, and educating the people of new york and other cities with carriage horses as to how to behave around the horses. Big job, i know.

By: Galadriel

Galadriel — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:51:42 +0000

I think that the horses may need a few change of rules to ensure their safety and well-being but there is nothing wrong with a working animal. I bet they’re happier than pasture ornaments. I hope that they don’t disappear.