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The carriage horse question: Letters to the Editor — June 26, 2026

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The Issue: Pressure for New York City to ban horse carriages after the death of a teen tourist.

It was sad that a young man died in a horse-carriage accident recently, but that was a freak accident that doesn’t justify a ban (“Rein & suffering,” June 23).

By that logic, we should ban bicycles, cars and airplanes, which are many times more risky than a horse-carriage ride. The horses that work in the horse-carriage industry are totally fine, and that is in no way animal cruelty.

The track record for horse-carriage safety is astounding. A sick horse gave rise to the movement to shut this iconic fixture down. Now, after the recent death of one horse and the tragic death of a tourist, the outcry returns.

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