Shiny Coat for Bryant Park Carousel Steed
The lead horse on the Bryant Park carousel, Granny's Folly, has been removed to be renovated. It was named after a beloved and heroic police horse.
View ArticleSlow Improvement Seen in Regulation of Horse Carriages
A new audit of the horse-drawn carriage industry released by the comptroller's office has found some progress since a previous evaluation two years ago.
View ArticleCity Tells Carriage-Horse Stable It’s Time to Close
A stable in Manhattan may soon be closing to make way for development.
View ArticleNocturnalist | Trotting on the Red Carpet
A descendant of the great Secretariat steals the show at a film on the Triple Crown winner.
View ArticleNocturnalist | How the Horses Got to the Ball
Two horses were the center of attention at the 56th Annual Viennese Opera Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria on Friday night.
View ArticlePolice Horses Are Diminished in Number, but Not Presence
While other big-city departments are shutting down their mounted police units because of fiscal constraints, the N.Y.P.D.'s horse force has shrunk by half over the past decade but remains viable.
View ArticleTrotting Against Traffic
Horse-drawn carriages in New York City are required to travel in the same direction as horseless carriages, but on one Midtown block, the horses may be moving against the flow this summer.
View ArticleRemembering a Beloved Horse and Decorated Marine
In the 1950s, Sgt. Reckless was as famous as Lassie or Rin Tin Tin for her brave exploits during the Korean War.
View ArticleSnow Leopards at the Zoo
Metropolitan Diary: A visitor to the Central Park Zoo wonders what kind of meals the two big cats are thinking about.
View ArticleA Treat for Art Students: Leggy Models With Multicolor Coats and Fine Manes
A spring tradition continued Wednesday when two horses were taken to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and drawn live by young artists.
View ArticleFlushing, 3:32 P.M.
N.Y. See: Tex, a horse, looked on as a crowd gathered at the Western Riding Club in Flushing, Queens, on Thursday.
View ArticleA Carriage Horse Driver’s Viewpoint
Metropolitan Diary: Enda Moran drives around Central Park with his partner, Apache, and he had little patience with critics who claim that carriage work is cruel.
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