Let's Put a Few Horses Out of Work

How many marriage proposals do you suppose have been made while riding through Central Park in a horse-drawn carriage? Its so romantic and reminiscent of a bygone era.

But these carriages are dangerous and should be a bygone practice. New York City streets are not a safe place for the animals.

Last week, a carriage horse was tragically killed. A pedestrian beating a drum startled the horse. The horse ran up on the sidewalk and the carriage he was pulling got stuck between two poles. He died trying to pull the carriage through. A second horse ran into the street and landed on a car.

The graphic New York Times photo accompanying the story is wrenching.

Want a romantic ride in the open air? Give a pedicab some business.

And sign the petition to ban horse-drawn carriages in New York City.