EditorialRyder, a carriage horse that collapsed while on duty in Manhattan, at the farm where he now lives in the Hudson River Valley on Sept. 7, 2022. (Lauren Lancaster/The New York Times)
EditorialStacey Giere, Eric Bergman and Meredith Giere, along with Trixie the dog, are all pulled by their horse, Gator, in Amenia, N.Y. on June 11, 2022. (Sinna Nasseri/The New York Times)
EditorialMedina Spirit, ridden by John Velazquez, far right, races towards the finish line during the 147th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Christian Hansen/The New York Times)
EditorialKent Allen checks McCoy, an Irish Sport Horse he recently brought to The Plains, Va., from Ireland, on March 30, 2021. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)
EditorialKent Allen checks McCoy, an Irish Sport Horse he recently brought to The Plains, Va., from Ireland, on March 30, 2021. (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)