The ASPCA expressed their concern after two carriage horse collisions occurred this month, according to Gothamist.  The first accident occurred on May 1st, when “a horse pulling a carriage spooked and crashed at the intersection of Central Park South and Columbus Circle” after running across Central Park South against the traffic and “sideswiping [...]

The City Council overwhelmingly approved a new set of rules for horse-drawn carriages in the city on Wednesday, reports the New York Post.  The new measure requires each horse to get five weeks off per year for a break outside the city (currently there is no vacation requirement for horses), restricts horses from going [...]

The New York Post reports that a carriage horse driver was busted recently for downing a few… right on Central Park South.  Saverio Colarusso, 49, was spotted by officers swigging from a bottle of Michelob Light on the southern border of Central Park on January 5th, according to a representative of the ASPCA.  He told [...]

The Health Department proposed new rules for the city’s carriage horses on Monday, leading to greater protection of the horses and public safety if they pass after a public hearing on February 3rd, according to Gothamist.  The rules, based on findings by an advisory board composed of animal advocates and members of the horse-rental industry, [...]