If you want to tour the ancient city of Rome, you won’t be able to take a carriage ride to do it. At a cost of about 120 Euros, tourists have been able to rent the botticelle. But for years, animal activists have been complaining about the working conditions these horses have faced. The decision only affects routes on the city streets, but along with the coronavirus, restricting the carriages to park areas operators are concerned that will bring the trade to an end.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
There’s some evidence that pigs are actually smarter than dogs. Could they be smarter than people too? It may be that pigs are better at getting horses to lead than many of us are. And, they may be more persistent. ...
Although now heading happily into retirement, RSS Tripple X holds the highest jump record. She was foaled on April 8 with perfect conformation. During her career this 11.2 hand Thoroughbred mare cleared 103.5 inches and attained t ...
Vaulting is a combination of horseback riding, dancing and gymnastics. Many hours of practice go into making the effortless looking routines that take vaulting competitors to the top of their game. California’s Pacific Coast Vault ...
The horse has had a profound influence on human evolution. This half hour video examines equine domestication and explores the popular theories about who the first riders were and when the era of the horseback warrior began. ...
The Thoroughbred mare *M Legacy has held onto to the #1 spot but hot on her heels are a number of horses set to contest her lead. *M Champagne Taste, is a 16.3 hand Thoroughbred mare bred and owned by Mirky In A Box and she sat at ...
A horse’s sense of smell is much better than a human’s and this makes them valuable in search and rescue, but really frustrating when you’re trying to hide medication in their food. Dr. Baldt, a chiropractic physician who treats d ...
Local residents near Milton, West Virginia discovered therapy horses that have helped humans for years were themselves in dire need of rescue. A local riding stable that kept a number of therapy horses was the scene of a rescue ef ...
*M Legacy has surpassed the venerable Alpha Mare to capture the top rank for Mirky In A Box stable. At age 14, her rank is the culmination of a meteoric rise as a 5 year-old ranked 20,058 to the top 1000 horses as a 6 year-old. Sh ...
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