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I would want to see them only working within the park and not the streets of the city. I would also not want them working on the hottest days in the summer where conditions can be deadly for work animals.
the rules say the horse must be 4 to 26 years old. IMO 26 is too old to be on the streets pulling hundreds of pounds of carriage and humans in 90 degree weather for their 9 hour shift. 15 years would be the cut off for me. in every other horse discipline where there is wear and tear on the feet they have special shoeing practices. rubber insoles and corrective shoeing. is this being practiced? in horse showing at the highest levels ther is drug testing, many unethical barns and riders drug up their animals so they can still compete, is this also going on with the carriage horses? drug testing should be added to the list of regulations.
the rules say the horse must be 4 to 26 years old. IMO 26 is too old to be on the streets pulling hundreds of pounds of carriage and humans in 90 degree weather for their 9 hour shift. 15 years would be the cut off for me. in every other horse discipline where there is wear and tear on the feet they have special shoeing practices. rubber insoles and corrective shoeing. is this being practiced? in horse showing at the highest levels ther is drug testing, many unethical barns and riders drug up their animals so they can still compete, is this also going on with the carriage horses? drug testing should be added to the list of regulations.
It is legal to race a horse on bute if you declare it.
It is legal to race a horse on bute if you declare it.
What other drugs would be a problem??
bute (phenybutazone) is basically horse aspirin. while I am far from an expert the horse racing and show jumping industry are full of illegal drugs given to horses. in horse racing diuretics/lasix are used to get a horses weight down before a race. lasixs are also used to flush out the system so other drugs go undetected. there is a long list of trainers who have been caught giving illegal drugs to their race horses. even the well respected wayne lucas. xylazine a muscle relaxant and anesthesia medication as well as clenbuterol a steriod as well as butorphanol a narcotic are a favorite use drugs for rick dutrow a trainer of breeders cup horses. the man has been suspended for class 3 butorphanol. thankfully he has been banned now from racing for ten years.
If they want to screw up their city, why stop them?
Yes. We the people do get the government that we voted for. Unfortunately, s*** rolls down hill, and this progressive big goverment bulls*** tends to filter into other places like my state! "Gee.... look what NYC or San Francisco did... let's make it a law here!"
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