{"id":48618,"date":"2025-08-13T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/?post_type=news&#038;p=48618"},"modified":"2025-08-13T03:36:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:36:22","slug":"central-park-moves-to-end-horse-drawn-carriages","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/news\/central-park-moves-to-end-horse-drawn-carriages\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Park Moves to End Horse-Drawn Carriages"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48618\" class=\"elementor elementor-48618\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-138f1a0f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"138f1a0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct    elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a05d197\" data-id=\"1a05d197\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8f3a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c8f3a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>After years of neutrality, Central Park\u2019s managing body now supports legislation to phase out horse carriages, citing safety, infrastructure damage, and urban realities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Conservancy Breaks Neutrality, Backs Ryder\u2019s Law<\/h2>\n<p>In a notable shift, the Central Park Conservancy has for the first time publicly supported a City Council bill\u2014known as Ryder\u2019s Law\u2014to <strong>phase out horse\u2011drawn carriages<\/strong> in the park. The letter from Conservancy President Elizabeth \u201cBetsy\u201d Smith to Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams emphasizes that the <strong>growing crowds, public safety<\/strong> hazards, and infrastructure wear make carriages incompatible with modern park use. This change in stance follows recent incidents where horses bolted, causing injuries and chaos.<\/p>\n<h2>Safety Risks, Road Damage, and Sanitation Issues<\/h2>\n<p>The Conservancy cites several concerns: horses running loose and colliding with pedestrians and pedicabs, the degradation of newly repaved park drives by steel horseshoes and carriage weight, and daily manure left behind on park paths. These problems, they argue, compromise both <strong>visitor safety and the park\u2019s integrity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Backlash from Drivers and Calls for Transition Support<\/h2>\n<p>The call for a ban has ignited backlash from carriage drivers and the Transport Workers Union (TWU). They argue that the Conservancy\u2019s stance ignores other pressing park hazards\u2014<strong>like e\u2011bikes and unregulated vehicles<\/strong>\u2014and threatens around <strong>200 jobs<\/strong> in the carriage industry. They\u2019re urging for a stable within the park and educational use, suggesting a more balanced transition approach.<\/p>\n<p>Source:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After years of neutrality, Central Park\u2019s managing body now supports legislation to phase out horse&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":129,"featured_media":48625,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[209],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48618","news","type-news","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Central Park Moves to End Horse-Drawn Carriages - 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