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Please see below….Carriage company operators and drivers shall use caution when working animals in adverse weather conditions such as high heat and humidity, snow, ice, heavy rain, and other slippery or reduced visibility situations.

People sitting cheek to jowl to each other and not knowing necessarily who that person is sitting next to you. People don’t have masks on, drivers—many drivers. Not all, but many drivers don’t have masks on. We see that as a problem for us as citizens.

ELLEN HARLEY, BOARD MEMBER CHARLESTON CARRIAGE HORSE ADVOCATES

Charleston Carriage Horse Advocates asks, “Is this just sloppy or is it a willful attempt to mislead the public? …The citizens of Charleston deserve a government that tells the truth.”

A Charleston carriage company is dropping its defamation lawsuit against animal-rights groups who claimed the horses were being mistreated.

Charleston Carriage Horse Company (Charleston Carriage Works) has sued the Charleston Animal Society and horse advocates. The company claims the animal society and advocates spread false information on social media saying the carriage company failed to adhere to city ordinances, were intentionally cruel to horses and disregarded animal safety. 

People are raising concerns for all of the working horses/mules in this frigid weather and whether they are properly blanketed and sheltered from the freezing rain and snow. 

Some sections of the carriage industry ordinance are not being enforced, including that of the weight being pulled by these animals. Charleston can and should do better.

Another carriage animal fell down on a Charleston street Thursday morning. The 8-year-old Matilda, who was hooked up to another mule pulling 16 passengers, tripped and fell at Queen and East Bay streets about 10 a.m., according to Phil Bailey, a spokesperson for Palmetto Carriage Works.