Electric tourist carriages are having a comeback. This follows a mechanical overhaul of several units that had been out of service due to mechanical failures. Mayor Cecilia Patrón Laviada reported that two vehicles are undergoing technical testing. The entire fleet is expected to resume its activities within the next few weeks. The electric carriages were…
A plan to restrict horse-drawn carriage rides on the Paseo de Montejo was announced by the Mérida City Council and the Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY). The primary change restricts carriage operations in the Centro Histórico before 4 p.m., targeting spring and summer’s hottest hours. The measure addresses heat exposure concerns while keeping a favorite…
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Last Friday, Mérida’s new “horse-free” electric carriages began to operate along Paseo de Montejo. However, conductors say potential customers seem to be underwhelmed with the carriages. “I have been waiting for hours, and still no takers. Tourists seem to prefer the old-style horse-drawn carriages,” said Manuel Torres Velasco But supporters of the new carriages say…
After years of negotiations, the first six electric tourist carriages arrived in Mérida.
A call to action from congress comes after a teenage vaquero lost his life during a tournament earlier this week in Kanasín.
An illegal lasso tournament in the Kanasín community of San Antonio Tehuitz ended in tragedy Sunday when an 18-year-old vaquero slipped from his horse in the path of a charging bull. The cowboy, a local man whose identity was not announced, was gored in the Plaza de Toros El Retoño arena. A packed stadium erupted…
The collapse of a horse pulling a tourist carriage in Izamal has reignited the debate surrounding animal welfare in Yucatán.
A proposal to reduce animal cruelty by promoting horseless tourist carriages was introduced by Mérida Mayor Renán Barrera Concha, who is running for another term.
Animal rights activists are calling for Mérida’s horse-drawn carriages to be phased out. The activists are planning a rally in front of the Cathedral on Saturday, demanding an end to the practice. “There is no excuse to use horses in this way. These animals suffer so much, especially when it is as hot as now,”…
A woman was treated in a hospital after she was kicked by a horse that had pulled her cart through a tourist attraction. The woman, 59, from Cuernavaca, reportedly suffered fractures to her right leg and hand, local media reported. The events occurred Monday afternoon “Los Cenotes de Cuzamá,” a huge parador complex with horse-drawn…
Merida, Yucatan — A carriage horse is OK after being apparently hit by a dump truck outside the Hyatt Regency hotel, said UADY veterinarians. Images of the fallen horse went viral on social media. Some commenters assumed the horse was stricken from being forced to work in the heat of the day. Local media report…
Coachmen complain business has suffered by 70 percent because of animal rights activists who say the practice is cruel to the horses.
Caleseros, the men who run the city’s iconic carriages, are fighting any notion of retiring their horses.
One of the major-party candidates for mayor is turning the city’s iconic horse-drawn carriages into a campaign issue.
Equestrian sports are growing in Yucatán, where riders work harder and travel farther to compete successfully on a national level.
Activists last week presented a proposal to end a loophole that allows brutal rodeo-type tournaments in rural Yucatán, despite laws protecting animals.
In just two years, the Chicas for Charity Polo Tournament has found support from all corners, with international players arriving and international sponsors backing it.
According to the Historic Center’s caleseros, the demand for their services increased by 50 percent over Easter weekend.
Animal Protection agents seized a gray horse that had been stranded in near the old train station in the Centro.
The Copa de Chicas for Charity event made for a busy weekend at the Yucatán Polo Club.
This weekend’s Copa de Chicas for Charity started out as a small polo tournament, but has become a full-blown social event.
The abused work horse rescued by police in August in the Centro is on the mend, and is now a resident of the Yucatán Polo Club.
Officers from the Animal Protection Unit of the Municipal Police yesterday morning confiscated a work horse exhibiting signs of abuse.
That’s all for now
That’s all for now