Who is responsible for picking up horse droppings?
The horse drawn carriage association hires a company to pick up the manure on a daily basis. All carriage and trolley drivers are required to call their company contact if they drop manure on the street so it can be dealt with immediately. The association is committed to keeping the streets of Victoria and James Bay free of manure by instituting a waste responsibility document that all driving staff are required to agree to and sign. These systems and protocol have been put in place to minimize the waste being left on the streets of James Bay and Victoria. • Is walking on pavement hard on the horses? No. In the wild, horses wear down their hooves naturally by walking on rocks, trees, vegetation, etc. Domesticated horses have their hooves trimmed and protective horseshoes mounted by professional farriers. This practice greatly reduces the risk of injury to a horses hoof. In order to alleviate possible hoof and/or joint injuries from walking on pavement, our horses are fitted with horses
