On December 4th 2011 a NYC carriage horse collapsed on 59th Street and Central Park South. The horses had been working very hard today as the drivers were trying to extract as much money from them as possible. This is their busiest season and the care of the horses must take a back seat to profits. We saw horses foaming at the mouth, stumbling horses and finally this poor horse collapsed most likely due to exhaustion. We can only hope he was returned to his stable and will receive a proper veterinary examination. His carriage was 1102.
Laws need to be put in place to protect these horses so they are not abused in such a manor they drop from exaustion. No animal deserves to be treated this way for sake of the bottom line. This needs shut down. The horses can't say no, they are driven till they drop and this is inhumane treatment.
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