Myth: Horses can endure all sorts of weather

Fact: Horses are not built for extreme weather conditions

Horses are forced to pull carriages in extreme weather conditions including extreme heat and extreme cold.

Myth: Horses can endure all sorts of situations

Fact: Horses aren’t built for the city

Horses are very sensitive to loud, unexpected sounds. Both horses and people have been hurt and killed when horses have become spooked.

Myth: Horses are adept at navigating city streets

Fact: Cars and horses do not mix

Countless accidents in which carriages have been hit by drivers have occurred in nearly every city in which horse-drawn carriages are permitted.

Myth: Horses are treated well by the industry

Fact: Horses are continuously subjected to poor treatment

Carriage horses often suffer from respiratory ailments caused by breathing exhaust fumes for many hours a day. They frequently develop crippling leg problems from walking on hard surfaces for which their legs and hooves were not built.

Myth: Horses are strong and built to pull heavy weight

Fact: Horses struggle when pulling their carriages

Pulling extreme weight is not natural to a horse. Being forced to do so on a daily basis causes carriage horses to sustain injuries, often serious ones.