Marietta Hoare testifies remotely with comprehensive incident list
Marietta Hoare testifies remotely listing 25+ specific carriage horse incidents from 2015 to 2026, including deaths, collapses, collisions, and spooking events, arguing this is not occasional but a pattern.
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Okay, I can't get the picture to come in.
I'm not sure why.
I'll try to talk as fast as I can.
A lot of what I'm going to say has already been said, so I apologize for that.
But I just wanted to say how many horses have died.
Denise, in June 2026, she laid on the ground for 10 minutes without medical attention.
He struggled in agony when he dropped.
People watched in horror.
Ryder, in 2022, emaciated horse who collapsed and died, likely due to illness and heat exhaustion.
He laid on the ground over an hour without vet care.
His driver slapped him, whipped him, and screamed at him.
His owner lied about his age to the city.
His owner was charged with overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals.
Lady, a standard bred cross mare, August 2025, she collapsed walking back to the stable after working.
She had been working for less than two months, not fit for this job or overworked.
Ashisha, March 2020, 12 years old, had to be euthanized after she collapsed.
Max collapsed in Central Park in 2017.
Tickles, 18-year-old horse, euthanized after leg fracture in 2015.
Billy, 2022, 14 years old, found dead in stall after heat wave, dive and colic.
Two other horses euthanized after contracting colic.
6-20-22, Freddie, a frightened carriage horse, ran into oncoming traffic the wrong way, eventually crashing into two cars.
Frustrating driver grabbed the situation by honking their horn.
6-20-22.
22, Luciana, a carriage horse collapsed in Central Park and could not get up for an hour.
Horrified onlookers watched and screamed as drivers pulled on their tail and pushed on her neck to get her to stand.
September 2021, a horse pulling a carriage crashed into a car in Manhattan.
The horse collapsed.
It was unconscious for several minutes.
July 2021, an unprovoked attack.
A shirtless man punched and kicked three carriage horses in Central Park.
October 2018, a carriage horse collapsed south of Central Park.
The driver was reported to be had been acting recklessly.
January 2018, a horse-drawn carriage overturned near Central Park, sending the horse and driver both into shock.
May 2017, after being spooked by traffic, Billy, a carriage horse, crashed into a taxi.
Billy was trapped underneath the taxi.
You've got to, no, no, no, you've got to.
Tell us what you're trying to tell us.
Just summarize.
Two sentences.
Two sentences.
Because I've got to move on.
Okay, I'm sorry.
I'll summarize.
This is not like an occasional accident, as they're saying.
This is like a list of 25 instances that happened to horses.
A lot of them have died.
Also, there are a lot of cities and countries now that are banning these characterized.
I have 23 listed.
All right.
All right.
Thank you very much.
Okay.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
We have Daniel Moore Chapuis.
Daniel Marie, I'm sorry.
Daniel.
Daniel Marie.
Daniel Marie.
Chapuis.
Chapuis.
C-H-A-P-P-U-I-S.
Michael Phillips.
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Michael Phillips.
Alissa Renee Fernandez.
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Melissa Renee Fernandez.
Margaret Lee.
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Margaret Lee.
Okay, I'm going to read off these names.
I had already presented my testimony.
I'm just listening to the other Zoom callers.
All right.
I was there in person.
Thank you.
Okay, thank you.
Michelle Mahana, Susan Pence.
Naleli Mejia, Danielle Chin, Sam Moskowitz, Dr.
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Wait, wait, wait.
Nico Nieves, Christ Ramirez, Jonathan Parison, Katie Noel Smith, Dan Shoup.
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Please call Daniel Chapuis again.
Daniel Chapuis again.
I'm calling again.
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Danny M.
Okay, let's move on.
No, can't do it.
What were we up to?
Dan Shoup.
Dan Shoup.
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No, we're just calling the names.
Jeff Soto, Sam Chapnick, Patricia Miller, Juliana Savio, Vilma Duplantier, Susan Palmer Marshall, Roxanne Delgado, Kelly Scott,
Christian, Pia Trappiana.
Hey, y'all.
That's Danny.
That's Danny.