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Submitted by Anita McGill, Dec 2, 2007 18:59

Ms.Mellecker is terribly mistaken or mis informed,there is absoulutly no difference between a police horse & a carriage horse using the streets of NYC.Both live and work just fine thru the midtown streets,accidents happened with both types of horses however they are rare.The rider of a police horse is a trained professional,just as every carriage driver is certified by the city and trained with by a seasoned certified driver.To have a opinion on not approving of the carriage horses is your right,as its mine to own and operate 20 plus horses as my family has for over 40 yrs,but lets stick with the facts,not pour out the drama.There are NYC Mounted Police who also have a license to drive horse drawn carriages,and NYPD Officers who drive carriages regularly as well.I highly doubt these expierienced horsemen/women,would do this job if they for 1 second thought there was inhumane tactics going on.As for Ms.Mellicker,who said there will be more accidents,sounds a bit dangerous to me.

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Dec 8 noon at City Hall- Caring New Yorkers rally with Council Member Avella who announce to introduce to City... [MORE]	Roxanne Delgado	Dec 14, 2007 16:59
The carriage rates should also stipulate pound ratio: weight of passengers vs. size of horse. Small horses pull lighter loads;... [MORE]	Judy Mellecker	Dec 2, 2007 10:56
As the owner of a stable full of my own horses ,Draft Horses to be exact,its a shame the same... [MORE]	Anita McGill	Dec 2, 2007 15:32
I am against the cruel and inhumane treatment of carriage horses. I am filled with pity for their plight of... [MORE]	Anna Dove	Dec 2, 2007 16:46
As owner of many Draft Horses used Daily at Central PK daily,I can't help but get angry that these fanatical... [MORE]	Anita McGill	Dec 2, 2007 17:15
NYC Mounted horses are not seen daily on the streets of the city, but when they do appear they are... [MORE]	Judy Mellecker	Dec 2, 2007 17:53
Ms.Mellecker is terribly mistaken or mis informed,there is absoulutly no difference between a police horse & a carriage horse using...	Anita McGill	Dec 2, 2007 18:59
Ms. Daly, the spokesperson of the carriage horse industry labels people who are in favor of a ban of horse-drawn... [MORE]	Jill Weitz	Nov 29, 2007 12:00
I suppose that when the Honorable Al Gore made extremist remarks about global warming and reached out to world leaders... [MORE]	Naomi Semeniuk	Dec 2, 2007 15:59

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