Council Member Robert Holden described the acquittal of New York City carriage driver Ian McKeever as a “travesty of justice” after McKeever was cleared of animal cruelty charges related to the collapse of a horse in August 2022.
Prosecutors had argued that McKeever relentlessly drove the horse — named Ryder — on an 84-degree day in August 2022 accusing him of ignoring signs that the animal was struggling to pull the carriage during a seven-hour day in Central Park.
