tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693697089040184548.post5290850476644414783..comments2023-07-25T09:36:02.227-04:00Comments on Carriage Horses - NYC : CARRIAGE DRIVERS: "BUT WE LOVE OUR HORSES...."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693697089040184548.post-18025579047146010682010-04-03T19:52:52.417-04:002010-04-03T19:52:52.417-04:00All I can say is actions sure speak louder than wo...All I can say is actions sure speak louder than words. I have seen this behavior too. A carriage driver one time was so drunk he could barely sit in the seat to hold the reins yet no one stopped him from driving. Knowing what I now know I would have taken his reported him that day. however, it's hard to report when city hall is closed, so who would we callCNEERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569446039471715699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693697089040184548.post-293870062527252892010-04-03T18:43:33.097-04:002010-04-03T18:43:33.097-04:00This type of behavior happens all day long every d...This type of behavior happens all day long every day. The drivers don't see the horses as LIVING, FEELING, THINKING creatures who have the basic right to fulfill their basic needs. They are just "work" animals who must work for the drivers. What else could these drivers do after all? God forbid they get a 21st century skill and work for themselves and their families. Life requires workers to stay current with their skills, but these owners and drivers prefer to stick to good old fashioned profitable slavery.<br /><br /> Since they have the unconscious mindset that these animals are just a means to their own lazy ends, they don't have to think anymore and they must simply get the "thing" to do what "it" is supposed to do and that is have forgo his own equine needs and make the driver and his family money. <br /><br />I also have seen a horse push over the bucket of food because the driver placed it in such an ergonomically difficult that horse was trying to simply move the bucket and it fell over. The horse was clearly uncomfortable trying to reach for his poorly placed food bucket while tied up. When the horse knocked it off by accident the same very reflexive and irate response - "You stupid fucking horse!" When I said why are you cursing at the horse when you placed it in a bad position the driver was ready to punch me out.<br /><br />The vast majority of these drivers could not be worse “ambassadors” for tourism. The lowest of the low. City Hall – shame on you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com