Liam Neeson Defends Horse-Drawn Carriage Industry

Talk about disappointments – Liam Neeson, who has been a supporter of a great many humane efforts throughout the world, released a statement this week through the Irish Echo supporting the carriage horse industry. Referring to it as “iconic” and a...

Carriage Horses Forced To Work In Snowstorm

Yesterday morning, at the height of the winter snowstorm, horse were forced to work pulling carriages along dangerously icy streets. This in complete violation of the law. When called at 10:00 AM the ASPCA insisted that the horses were not working. Donny Moss, the...

Documentary Exposing Carriage Horse Carnage

BLINDERS, a 50 min documentary about the growing movement to ban the infamous NYC carriage horses, will be screened publicly in Manhattan for the first time on Sept. 18th and 22nd. BLINDERS has been screened at 10 film festivals and won the 2008 award for Best Film in...

Horse Drawn Carriages Part Two

In the past year I have commented several times on the Horse Drawn Carriage industry as it is carried out in New York.  Initially I was of the opinion that it was a more or less innocent tradition that provided a colorful way to tour New York and Central Park.  During...