On average, a working life for a NYC carriage horse is 4 years before being sold, where a NYC police horses survives 14-15 years.  If that’s not proof enough for you never take a carriage ride again, then read on to learn more about the dejected life of a NYC carriage horse.

Recently, a New York City carriage horse named Oreo went running scared through the streets of Manhattan after colliding with a car. The incident, the latest of many, has prompted more calls from organizations like NYCLASS and PETA for a citywide ban of the carriages.