..."De Blasio’s animosity to the horse-drawn carriages runs deep, apparently.
“We are going to get rid of horse carriages, period,” he said at a news conference Monday, according to CNN. He added that he believes the tourist attraction — popular since 1858 — is inhumane and dangerous.
The new mayor, who took an oath of office on Wednesday administered by former President Bill Clinton, wants to replace the romance of horse-drawn carriages with the romance of antique-looking electric cars. (The carriage drivers would switch to these vehicles.)
The City Council must approve de Blasio’s carriage ban before it can take effect.
If the iconic horse-drawn carriages are banned, over 200 horses will be out of work.
The fate of those horses is not at all clear. It could be the slaughterhouse.
The United States already sends over 90,000 horses to Mexico and Canada to be killed each year.
“Horses that have jobs are the last horses that get neglected,” carriage driver Christina Hansen told the Daily News. “It’s the horses that don’t have jobs that we’re seeing shipped to slaughter.”
The price for sending the 200 carriage-carrying horses of Central Park to a shady pasture would be about $500,000 every year."...
Youre crazy! I love horses...And if I was'nt ruled off every pari mutual betting facility in America, and could get a license i'd be training them right now Gulfstream park...I spent my childhood at the race track, hotwalking, grooming and assistant training race horses, and I read the racing form every single day
I made 134K on this race on the great Cigar, (bet 100k) and we paid off our house..It was a sure thing. You can hear Lil Precious screaming by the finish line
Here's my favorite female, the Great Zenyatta- I watched this on a big screen at a sportsbook in Vegas, ..I saw people crying after the race..I cried too cause I had some money on St Trinians, its a handicapp race and they put so much weight on her, I did'nt think she could do it
Here's my second favorite girl..We had 40k on her in the preakness when she beat the best boys in the world @ 2-1...Its all documented on another local board
..."De Blasio’s animosity to the horse-drawn carriages runs deep, apparently.
“We are going to get rid of horse carriages, period,” he said at a news conference Monday, according to CNN. He added that he believes the tourist attraction — popular since 1858 — is inhumane and dangerous.
The new mayor, who took an oath of office on Wednesday administered by former President Bill Clinton, wants to replace the romance of horse-drawn carriages with the romance of antique-looking electric cars. (The carriage drivers would switch to these vehicles.)
The City Council must approve de Blasio’s carriage ban before it can take effect.
If the iconic horse-drawn carriages are banned, over 200 horses will be out of work.
The fate of those horses is not at all clear. It could be the slaughterhouse.
The United States already sends over 90,000 horses to Mexico and Canada to be killed each year.
“Horses that have jobs are the last horses that get neglected,” carriage driver Christina Hansen told the Daily News. “It’s the horses that don’t have jobs that we’re seeing shipped to slaughter.”
The price for sending the 200 carriage-carrying horses of Central Park to a shady pasture would be about $500,000 every year."...
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
Blondie wrote: You can no longer say that no one replies to Blazer Bob, however mis-directed your comments may be.
Well...He broached a subject that is very near and dear to me
I'm like Pete Rose- I can't participate in the industry I love. Banned forever- I've pulled into race track parking lots, got out of my car and heard over a loud speaker "[my name here] return to your vehicle, if you enter the track, you will be arrested"
Blondie wrote: You can no longer say that no one replies to Blazer Bob, however mis-directed your comments may be.
Well...He broached a subject that is very near and dear to me
I'm like Pete Rose- I can't participate in the industry I love. Banned forever- I've pulled into race track parking lots, got out of my car and heard over a loud speaker "[my name here] return to your vehicle, if you enter the track, you will be arrested"
This is what happens when you display your tiny junk in public.
The left is angry because they are now being judged by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin.
Blondie wrote: You can no longer say that no one replies to Blazer Bob, however mis-directed your comments may be.
Well...He broached a subject that is very near and dear to me
I'm like Pete Rose- I can't participate in the industry I love. Banned forever- I've pulled into race track parking lots, got out of my car and heard over a loud speaker "[my name here] return to your vehicle, if you enter the track, you will be arrested"
This is what happens when you display your tiny junk in public.
Arrested at Race Tracks: 15 or 20 times
Convicted for Criminal treaspassing: 0
Do you know how embarassing it is to be walked through the Grandstand in Handcuffs?