NYC Carriage Horse Handler Testifies Abuse Allegation "Sounds Ridiculous to Me"

NYC carriage horse handler testifies abuse allegation "sounds ridiculous to me" | News Channel 3-12

By Alice Gainer Click here for updates on this story    New York City (WCBS) -- The defense called New York City carriage horse

NYC carriage horse handler testifies abuse allegation "sounds ridiculous to me"

By Alice Gainer Click here for updates on this story     New York City (WCBS) — The defense called New York City carriage horse handler Ian McKeever to the stand Friday in his animal cruelty trial. Video went viral of McKeever’s carriage horse, named Ryder, on the ground at 45th Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan on Aug. 10, 2022. McKeever, 57, is accused of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals and failure to provide proper sustenance, …

“He Never Should Have Been Working That Day” — Vet Testifies in Ryder Carriage Horse Trial

The third day of the animal cruelty trial of carriage driver Ian McKeever saw dueling veterinary testimony — and sharp courtroom clashes — over the condition of Ryder, the horse who collapsed on a Hell’s Kitchen street in 2022. Ryder, the carriage horse at the center of this case, being attended to by NYPD Mounted Unit officers on 9th Avenue on August 10, 2022. Photo: Photo: Naty Caez On one side, Dr. Laura Niestat, a forensic veterinarian with …