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 ...
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 ...
Calèche horses in the city of Montreal are again in the focus of animal rights activists. This time a horse slipped as it crossed a metal plate and ended up lying on its side in the street. Although the police found no abuse of th ...
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 ...
As of January 1, 2020, the carriage trade came to an end. As a result, the calache horses were given other jobs, or retired. One organization, A Horse Tales Rescue is providing homes for former carriage trade horses, helping them ...
After years of controversy the city of Montreal, Quebec, caleches, the quaint carriage rides through the historic city are banned as of January 1, 2020. The tourist districts will no longer hear the familiar clip clop of hooves as ...
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 ...
It often seems that tourism and horses is an unfortunate mix, especially when the offerings go unregulated. Such is the case in Istanbul, where carriage rides have come under scrutiny. Combined with a deadly virual outbreak, Istan ...
Wild horses recently brought traffic to a halt in New Mexico. While some see the wandering horses as hazardous, many people are glad to share the road with them. The horses are a common sight to locals of Ruidoso, a small town nes ...
As we jump into 2022 Mirky in a Box sets a new jump record at 104 inches cleared by their 15.1 hand Thoroughbred mare ! Vezina. Not only has this mare set a record, but she has also reached the #1 rank and earned 1,155,950 PB by t ...
*FT Tin Man rung the new year in with a showing in the #1 rank earning the Top Horse on PonyBox. The 14.3 hand Thoroughbred stallion from the Freezahs TBs stable had 378,800PB in winnings at the age of 14 and cleared 99.75" as his ...
The largest and most northerly region of Finland is called Lapland and some would argue is where Santa has returned now that Christmas is past. Whether or not Santa is in residence, it’s also a wintertime tourist destination and i ...
Lord and Lady Blunt began the Crabbet Stud near Sussex, England in 1878 and the three stallions in this footage are found in many pedigrees. Crabbet bred Arabians are still known for their temperaments, hardiness and often, their ...
There are so many traditions surrounding the various holidays celebrated in December. One tradition that is part of Christmas in Wales is the visit of Mari Lwyd. The frightening-looking horse effigy tries to sing its way into home ...
The top ranks of horses and stables change daily on Ponybox and it would take discipline to track them to determine a clear year-end ranking. And, there are so many great players on Ponybox, with high Karma and Visitor rankings al ...
Jingle Bells, jingle bells! Who wouldn’t love a ride in a one-horse open sleigh? Working Horses With Jim harnesses up to spread some Christmas cheer as they sing their way through the snowy field and forest trails. ...
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