Finally…. A Chance For the Horses!
While campaigning, NYC’s Mayor Bill de Blasio made a promise to get the carriage horses off the streets of New York, which is the LAST place they belong. New York city is a busy, crowded, chaotic place to live, let alone trot along the busy streets day in and day out, as these poor horses are forced to do! It seems NYC is finally evolving into the 21st century, with a proposed bill to ban the horse-drawn carriages. Thank you, Bill de Blasio!
Watch the video below to witness the energetic press conference on the steps of NYC City Hall, where sponsors and supporters of the bill gathered. It was a great day for those who wish to see the carriage horses off the streets of New York (myself included). Everyday I see these poor horses trotting between speeding taxi cabs, loud police and ambulance sirens that are loud enough to startle me every time! I can’t imagine how terrifying it must be for the horses. As Donny Moss of Theirturn.net says in the below video….Horses are flight animals. If they get spooked they will naturally bolt, which, in the busy streets of New York, makes them a weapon. A dangerous scenario for the horses, and the people! No one can predict when or where a horse might get spooked. There is no way to regulate that!
To Take Action- Go to the link below to call New York City Council members:
http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml
Actually, as a horse trainer, I can say that there is a way to regulate a horse’s flight instinct. It’s called “bombproofing” a horse. When exposed to something enough times, your mind starts ignoring it, regardless of what it is. That’s how homeless people can sleep on the side of the road with cars and lights constantly going by. You couldn’t sleep, but they can, their minds no longer acknowledge it as a warning sign. The same is true for horses. For centuries, horses have been integrated into human lives through jobs like pulling carriages or crowd control. This requires the horses to be accustomed to loud sounds, a process and type of special training that horses in big cities get before they go out to work.
I think it’s really sad they’re thinking of banning them. In the same way humans work for food and shelter, these horses work for their food and shelter. It would be a sad loss of jobs for horses. Also, I believe that exposing city folk to animals as much as possible is a good thing. People should know an animal’s sounds and feel, even if it is only a glimpse. 🙂 Those are just my thoughts.
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