Overview

• Lady, a 15-year-old Standardbred Cross, collapsed around 2:28 p.m. on August 5 at West 51st Street and 11th Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene
• The NYPD’s mounted unit has opened an investigation and will send Lady’s remains to Cornell University for a full post-mortem examination
• NYCLASS and supportive lawmakers are pressing for city council hearings and the passage of Ryder’s Law to replace horse-drawn carriages with electric vehicles
• Carriage operators note Lady passed a clean veterinary exam on June 12 and advocate for targeted safety reforms over an outright ban
• City rules require temperature-based work limits and independent inspections for carriage horses, but animal advocates say enforcement gaps persist