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Central Park carriage horses suffered in sweltering 90-degree heat: animal rights group
Under the city’s administrative code, carriage horses must immediately stop working and return to their stables when the temperature hits 90 degrees.
Lame NYC carriage horse snatched from auction, sent to retirement farm
The horse's former owner claimed the retired horse was sent to an Amish farm.
NYC cyclists rage about horse carriages blocking new bike lane to Central Park
Fuming city bikers are calling a lane violation on Hudson Yards horse carriage drivers making their way to Central Park.
NYC carriage horse breaks free, runs into 4 parked cars after becoming 'agitated'
Two off-duty NYPD officers with the mounted unit sprang into action to help horse and load the animal into a trailer, according to police.
NYC carriage driver hit with charges more than a year after horse Ryder's shocking collapse
Dramatic cellphone footage shared widely online had captured McKeever repeatedly trying to force the collapsed horse to stand back up by pulling on the reins.
Anheuser-Busch stops cutting tails off Clydesdale horses after activists claim the practice is cruel
Anheuser-Busch has agreed to stop amputating the tails off Budweiser's iconic Clydesdale horses after animal-rights group PETA bashed the brewer for the unethical practice.
Wealthy donor seeks to replace NYC's horse carriages with electric ones
Joshua Fox, a longtime New Yorker who relocated to Florida in 2021, says he is prepared to spend millions of dollars and replace the city's entire horse-drawn carriage fleet if...
Letters to the Editor — Oct. 23, 2022
Post readers sound off about a recent column about FBI agents, NYC’s mental health fix, banishing Putin from G20 and the death of Ryder, the city carriage horse who died...
Carriage horse Ryder, symbol of animal abuse, dies after summer collapse
Ryder -- the carriage horse who collapsed over the summer and became a symbol of animal abuse -- has died.
Ad urges NYC Council members to pass horse carriage ban
An animal rights group is launching a six-figure ad campaign to pressure 15 wavering New York City Council members to ban horse carriages and replace them with electric ones.
Hay, stop that! 71% want NYC horse carriage ban after Ryder's collapse, poll finds
A survey found that majority of New Yorkers support a ban on horse carriages after a shocking video last month of a horse named Ryder collapsed on a Manhattan street.
Manhattan DA's Office 'reviewing' case of Ryder the ailing carriage horse
A spokesman for DA Alvin Bragg said, "Animals should be treated humanely, and we take any incident of animal cruelty extremely seriously."
NYC stable that housed fallen carriage horse keeps malnourished animals in horrific conditions: video
At least nine horses with protruding bones are seen standing in tightly confined stalls with soiled floors and minimal bedding, the video shows.
Supermodel pleads for 'rescue' of abused NYC carriage horse
Supermodel Bella Hadid is asking for donations for Ryder, the New York City carriage horse that collapsed on a busy Manhattan street after being flogged by its driver earlier this...
Beaten, malnourished NYC carriage horse retires to farm upstate after collapse
The carriage horse that collapsed on a busy Manhattan street after being flogged by his driver earlier this month is now enjoying retirement on an upstate farm, a former industry...
Collapsed NYC carriage horse was malnourished, much older than reported: cops
The struggling carriage horse that collapsed on a busy Manhattan street earlier this month was malnourished, underweight -- and much older than previously reported, a police report shows.
Carriage horse was 'in distress' hours before collapsing on NYC street: witness
The carriage horse that collapsed on a Manhattan street last Wednesday was "in distress" and "having trouble walking" in Central Park four hours before the troubling incident, a witness said....
City councilman Robert Holden calls for collapsed carriage horse to go to sanctuary
Ryder, a 14-year-old carriage horse, collapsed on West 38th Street Wednesday.
Letters to the Editor — Aug. 13, 2022
Post readers sound off about Gov. Hochul's signing of a bill that replaces “inmate” with “incarcerated person” in state law.
NYC pol wants DA Bragg to probe animal cruelty after carriage horse collapse
Queens Councilman Robert Holden on Friday urged Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to investigate possible carriage horse cruelty across the city — just days after another animal collapsed on a busy...