{"id":13384,"date":"2026-06-10T02:59:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T02:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13384"},"modified":"2026-06-10T02:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T02:59:31","slug":"nyc-carriage-horse-collapses-and-dies-in-central-park-traumatizing-parkgoers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13384","title":{"rendered":"NYC carriage horse collapses and dies in Central Park traumatizing parkgoers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park on Tuesday \u2014 traumatizing parkgoers and prompting advocates to call for the Big Apple\u2019s horse-drawn carriages to be phased out once and for all.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses saw the carriage horse struggling and thrashing on the ground with its tongue hanging out below Strawberry Fields around 7:30 p.m., according to Edita Birnkrant, the Executive Director of the nonprofit New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park on Tuesday. <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Edita Birnkrant<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The distressed equine died roughly 10 minutes after it collapsed, Brinkrant said. It\u2019s not immediately clear whether passengers were inside the carriage during its medical episode.<\/p>\n<p>The dead horse was reported in the vicinity of West Drive and 72nd Street inside the park. EMS services were responding to the scene of the dead animal as of Tuesday evening, the NYPD confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Video obtained by The Post showed the brown-and-white horse strewn across the pavement, with a man who appeared to be the horse\u2019s handler standing in front of the animal and making a phone call.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Concerned parkgoers gathered around the horse and hugged each other after witnessing the tragic scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat horse, without a doubt, had an agonizing death right in front of everyone. People will never forget seeing that happen,\u201d Birnkrant told The Post. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Concerned parkgoers gathered around the horse and hugged each other after witnessing the traumatic scene.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Edita Birnkrant<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEvery few months there\u2019s a horrific incident \u2026 We can\u2019t have this happening in the park, whether it\u2019s horses dropping dead or being worked while sick or injured, or running wild.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the horse\u2019s death, or its age, is not yet known. <\/p>\n<p>Just weeks ago, a coachman was injured when a spooked carriage horse charged into another horse-drawn carriage and caused it to overturn in Central Park.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The cause of the horse\u2019s death, or its age, is not yet known.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Edita Birnkrant<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The horrific death comes less than 24 hours before animal advocates and council members are slated to gather for a rally on the steps of City Hall in support of Ryder\u2019s Law to phase out the city\u2019s horse carriages.<\/p>\n<p>The bill is set to be reintroduced to the City Council on Thursday. The legislation\u2019s name is a nod to a carriage horse named Ryder who\u00a0tragically collapsed while working on a hot August day in 2022 and died months later, the NYCLASS director said.<\/p>\n<p>The City Council\u2019s health panel refused to\u00a0advance Ryders Law out of committee in November, despite support from equine activists and former Mayor Eric Adams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a disgrace that this is still happening, that we are letting the city council, the mayor, is letting these horses be worked to death,\u201d Birnkrant said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHorses can collapse at any moment, they can spook at any moment. 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