Central Park’s horse carriages have long been divisive, with opinion split between them being part of the fabric of Manhattan life and those who argue the animals are overworked and mistreated. In November, the city council voted “no” on “Ryder’s Law”, a proposed city law that would have phased out horse carriages.
That was named for the horse Ryder, who tragically collapsed and died while pulling a carriage on a roasting August day in 2022. Now history may have repeated itself.
