The headline basically tells the entire story, but here’s the details. Kelly Respess and Paul Kercheval got married recently. Yay! The couple used the day as an opportunity to send a message: they believe it’s cruel for horses to be used to pull carriages.
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Said wifey:
“Knowing that someday soon horse-drawn carriages in New York will be a thing of the past would be the most wonderful wedding present I can imagine. We’re asking other couples who are getting married to steer clear of horse-drawn carriages and avoid turning their joyous wedding day into a day of misery for an abused horse.”
The couple handed out leaflets to guests and passersby, as Gothamist notes, and drove off in a 1936 Ford Phaeton, which probably gets terrible gas mileage.