A horse suddenly collapsed and died in Central Park on Tuesday, sparking new calls to ban horse-drawn carriages. new City of York. Police said they responded to 72nd Street near Central Park West and confirmed the horse died at the scene. TWU Local 100, the union representing horse-drawn carriage drivers, said the death was a sudden and catastrophic medical emergency.
The horse’s owner and caretaker, Nurettin Kirbiyik, named Deniz, expressed his sadness through his union, saying he felt like he had lost a family member and called Deniz “a beautiful horse…very good with children,” CBS reported. Kilbijek also said there was no sign the horse was ill and that Deniz was eating normally before the incident.
Horse health check
The union added that Deniz was examined by an NYPD Mountie veterinarian in March and found fit to work. The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine will now conduct a necropsy (animal autopsy) to determine the exact cause of death. Kilbijek said he was “shocked” by the sudden loss.
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The Carriage Stables was closed Wednesday and workers said they were mourning, including store manager Christina Hansen, CBS reported. new york city Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he supported removing horse-drawn carriages from Central Park and said many people were upset by what was happening, adding that the practice should not exist in the city.
push to ban transport
Animal welfare group NYCLASS is holding a rally at City Hall to demand the reinstatement of Ryder’s Law, which would ban horse-drawn carriages in the city, CBS reported. A previous similar effort failed in November. The Central Park Conservancy also supports the ban, saying horse-drawn carriages are a public safety risk in a crowded park, noting that there have been seven horse-related incidents in the past 13 months, including a recent incident in which a horse-drawn carriage overturned after a spooked horse.
