http://chicagoist.com/2008/01/14/hidden_land_of.php All comments for Hidden Land of Horses en-us 2009 Marcus Gilmer Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:30:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss marcusisabadass@gmail.com marcusisabadass@gmail.com 60 http://chicagoist.com/2008/01/14/hidden_land_of.php#comment-1271369 http://chicagoist.com/2008/01/14/hidden_land_of.php#comment-1271369 Comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:44:10 -0600 <p>The owner operator Dan Sampson has been a fixture in the horse world for 30 years in Chicago. The original barn for his Coach Horse Carriages was at 19th & Chicago. The horses were kept on the 2nd story with their heads hanging out the windows of the building temped me to stop. I drove carriage during college in the early 80s. The horses were all Amish trained draft cross breeds and have always been very well treated and trained. We drivers entertained by the naive pedestrians who wanted to argue that these horses should be set free. Then attempt to inform them that.. Ummm, right. There is NO free 'Old West' to let them roam and starve over the winters lets not even talk about hoof and vet care. The majority of horses end up as 'meat by products' because it is cheaper to use machinery on farms. These horses get feed, exercise and actually enjoy all the attention that they get. </p>