Comments on: Central Park South Horse Carriage Crash

By: fraude Stratumseind Eindhoven

fraude Stratumseind Eindhoven — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:14:28 +0000

In fairness, dude was drinking 50 Bulls a day.

By: stevie pierson

stevie pierson — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:43:42 +0000

I live near Central Park South and have been increasingly concerned about the horses. Traffic is crazy and the hansom cab drivers take their life in their hands with cars whizzing by (I also see this peril on 8th and 9th Ave every day since I work at 50th & 8th.) Also, these drivers think nothing of making U-turns on Central Park South – it’s all just courting disaster. Also, there seems to be a pattern of benign neglect with many drivers – they just let their horses stand at the curb waiting for passengers and then they guys wander off a little; chat with friends, etc. The horses are certainly not well looked after. And finally, I have seen the horses working on the hottest days imaginable – days when I thought they weren’t legally supposed to. So the general supervision of this whole thing seems so negligent. It makes me very sad for the horses. There are so many reasons that there are accidents waiting to happen. And so many reasons these poor animals are neglected. I think, either shape things up big time or just abandon the hansom cab rides.

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nubia — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:36:48 +0000

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By: NYC EMS

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By: The SUBWAYblogger

The SUBWAYblogger — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:24:26 +0000

Well you can have all the rallies you want, but just keep in mind that Smoothie did not die because of street traffic. He was spooked by a guy on the sidewalk with a drum. Then he tried to run up onto the sidewalk, got stuck, and broke his leg.

There was no involvement with traffic in the case of his death.

By: Elizabeth Forel

Elizabeth Forel — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:08:30 +0000

PS – Our organization is the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages – our web site http://www.banhdc.org. Let’s do right by these horses – pressure our legislators to ban the industry and have a massive, rescue and adoption campaign to save them. If anyone worries that they will all go to slaughter – please read this article. – http://www.all-creatures.org/bhdc/whatwillhap.html

thanks, Elizabeth

By: Elizabeth Forel

Elizabeth Forel — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:03:11 +0000

The death of the horse named Smoothie, a 13 year old mare is tragic and did not have to happen. Horses spook at the slightest provocation and should not be in traffic or in a congested city like NY. We want the industry banned. It is time. The recent NYC Auditors report pointed to a less than humane industry with very faulty oversight. Please join us on Thursday, September 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 at Columbus Circle near the fountain for a rally and vigil to remember Smoothie (Sept.20, 2007, Juliet (Sept. 30, 2006) and Spotty)Jan. 2, 2006)