A Central Park carriage horse galloped the wrong way into oncoming traffic and crashed into two cars — snarling Midtown traffic and frustrating drivers.
“This horse was terrified and out of control,” said Edita Birnkrant, executive director of the animal rights group NYCLASS. “Accidents like this are going to keep happening until we end the 19th century tradition of carriages.”
An ambulance was called to the scene but neither the horse nor the driver were injured, according to police.said the animal should have never been allowed to hoof it though Central Park — because the driver was allegedly inexperienced and the horse was likely new to the city. Marty Irby of Animal Wellness Action called horse and carriage tradition “a recipe for disaster” that’s cruel to horses.
In a statement, he added, “New York Mayor Eric Adams should immediately instruct the NYPD to swiftly investigate this case and revoke the driver’s license until an investigation has been completed. It’s long past time to rid our nation’s largest city of the antiquated use of horse-drawn carriages.”
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