NYC Central Park Horse Carriage Rides since 1858 — Attraction in New York

It’s absolutely disgusting that people even think about forcing horses that are malnourished, forced to sleep where they see building and no grass, and forced to work in extreme heat and weather conditions. These horses are stressed and at there breaking point. I’m shocked this place is still running and people are willingly giving their money to an awful place where they abuse their horses. This place should be shut down and the horses should go to a farm where they belong not walking the streets of New York for hours or full days with no breaks or water just standing, walking, and moving. These horses show the abuse they are getting just by looking at them you can see their ribs showing, their eyes closing of tiredness, and their hooves in desperate need of a farrier, they deserve better. Please rethink your choices about doing these carriage rides, an hour of your happiness is not worth another hour of their pain. These horses can’t speak up for them selfs they can’t tell you how much pain they endorse so please speak up and do what is right for our animals who would do anything to help us and give them love. I hope people will read this and recognize that they have a voice too and please use it. Protect our animals from abuse, I know if this were one of our pets we would be devastated and hurt that one of our family members weren’t getting the life they should. Treat these horses as you would your own pet with love...

🖤 Black Star & Chocolate – 4th of July Elegance in Motion 🐴🐎🇺🇸

This 4th of July, I had the joy of spending magical moments with two more of Central Park’s royal beauties: Blackstar and Chocolate—each one unforgettable in their own way.

🐴🖤Blackstar – A breathtaking black stallion with a striking white star and nose strap. He is the definition of elegance and poise, with a calm, majestic presence. Friendly, refined, and graceful—he stands like a true noble of the park.

🐎🤎Chocolate – A glamorous former racehorse, full of energy, charm, and spirit. His presence is bold yet beautiful, and his charisma is undeniable. You can feel his racing heart—now calm, but still full of fire.

Both of them adore carrots, kisses, and affection, and I loved every moment of petting their silky coats and bonding with these extraordinary souls.

Every horse I met this 4th of July made me feel like I was walking through a dream—a royal journey through time, love, and beauty on...

We wanted to love this experience, but it just wasn’t great. We were in town the weekend of the NYC Marathon, and therefore were only able to spend about half of our time in the Central Park due to race set up. The drivers should have anticipated this (the race happens every year for the last 50+ years, and the course didn’t change this year), but they did not anticipate nor communicate this to us. We spent almost half of the ride in traffic on the street and the ride was cut short about 8 minutes with no acknowledgment, no apology, no offer in price reduction, and no alternative option to backtrack and take a different route to make up for the lost time. Our driver also got into a verbal fight with NYPD while we were in carriage over the traffic blockades. We were very disappointed, at the last of expectation management or communication more...