US EditionNew York carriage driver acquitted of overworking horse that collapsed
NEW YORK CITY, JUL 21 – A six-person jury acquitted Ian McKeever of misdemeanor animal cruelty after less than an hour of deliberation in a trial focused on the collapse of his horse Ryder.
- On Monday, a six-person jury took less than an hour to acquit Ian McKeever of overdriving Ryder near Times Square in August 2022.
- Amid sweltering heat, Prosecutor Sophie Robart argued he `pushed Ryder beyond his limits`, despite signs the animal was struggling.
- A Cornell veterinarian reported the necropsy found no neglect or abuse, and the postmortem showed Ryder had bone cancer.
- Outside the courthouse, McKeever said `the verdict lifted a weight he had carried for nearly three years`, while juror Tracy Winston explained `the system that let Ryder work while unwell` was sharply critiqued.
- Calls to ban carriages intensified following Ryder's death, and Christina Hansen said the union has improved horse hospital access.
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New York carriage driver acquitted of overworking horse that collapsed
A New York horse carriage driver has been acquitted of animal cruelty. The verdict came Monday in a rare criminal trial about the ornate coaches that carry sightseers around New York’s Central Park.
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Horse carriage driver bursts into tears after jurors reach verdict in Ryder abuse case
A Manhattan carriage driver burst into tears Monday after a jury acquitted him of overworking his frail colt Ryder — who collapsed on a Manhattan street in 2022 and died months later.
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