Like so many other cities and tourist areas around the world, Savannah, Georgia is grappling with issues surrounding carriage horses. Even in the hottest days of summer, Savannah’s three carriage operators give tours through historical areas while their drivers describe the highlights and ghost stories. The carriages hold up to ten passengers. But, say animal activists, the 45 to 50 minute tours with 15 minute breaks between each are putting the draft horses at risk of heat stroke and overwork.
Operators and city officials are happy with the rules surrounding the operation of the carriage when it comes to extreme heat and feel the horses’ health and safety isn’t being compromised. Nevertheless animal activists are planning protests and are asking for an all out ban.
I've had to spend some time in the city lately, and I can't say I've particularly enjoyed the experience. With its crowded sidewalks, bumper-to-bumper traffic, car exhaust and strange smells, potholes and streetcar tracks, flashin ...
While I fundamentally agree that the time for the carriage trade in its present form is past, some of the arguments you see online against it don’t make sense.The public often doesn’t see horses in the same way ‘horse people’ do, ...
In Montreal, Canada, calls to end the carriage trade within the city have intensified. Two incidents during the first long weekend of the summer. In one, a horse fell, requiring the assistance of onlookers and a veterinarian to he ...
The rumblings about the carriage trade in Victoria have been ongoing for some time now. An incident last May has brought the business under harder scrutiny. Earlier this spring, two horses pulling a carriage fell on the street. A ...
Animal activists cry foul as video of a horse pulling a wagon load of tourists enjoying a day at a maple sugar bush fell. The Montreal SPCA is investigating and the contractor who ran the wagon ride at the sugar bush has suspende ...
Like so many other cities and tourist areas around the world, Savannah, Georgia is grappling with issues surrounding carriage horses. Even in the hottest days of summer, Savannah’s three carriage operators give tours through histo ...
Two sisters have completed a ride across Canada. The journey began in 2017 in Mahone Bay on the east coast of the province of Nova Scotia, and two years later, ended in Crescent Beach in Surrey, British Columbia. They took 250 day ...
As you explore Ponybox, you might notice that on many members’ walls there are lists of goals. Why bother setting goals? Because it doesn’t matter if you're involved with sports, volunteering, or a student or professional, goals m ...
Frightening moments occurred on a highway near Dallas, Texas when about a dozen horses escaped from a trailer. The horses and ponies were loose for almost an hour before emergency crews could round them all up. Two of the ponies w ...
Sadly, some of the wild horses along the Outer Banks did not survive the storm as well as others. In what is being called a ‘mini-tsunami’ its believed 28 wild horses were swept into the ocean during Hurricane Dorian’s storm surge ...
While many people were concerned for the safety of the wild horses on the Outer Banks during Hurricane Dorian, the herd near the Shackleford Banks experienced an increase, rather than a decrease of members. Evacuation order for hu ...
The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, has been provided with video of dying, emaciated and dead horses in a pasture near Buenos Aires by their partners Tierschutzbund and The Animal Welfare Foundation. The 400+ horses, destined fo ...
We’ve looked at how horses are often portrayed in the movies before, and know that some of what the public sees on screen is pure fabrication. Horse expert Scott Tarter looks at some of the most popular movies like Hidalgo, Secret ...
Flirty, a Miniature Horse and service animal was possibly the first horse to fly inside the passenger compartment of a plane. Her handler, who is allergic to dogs, took Flirty on a short flight, and this short video documents the ...
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