Though the given reason is the welfare if the horses, I still maintain that Marxist POS doesn’t like the bourgeois appearances of people riding around in carriages while the masses are in foot. Symbolism is a big deal among communists.
*of the horses
*on foot
It’s not about the horses ... it’s about the real estate the stables sit on.
Welfare of the horses my aching behind. The reality is that if the horses aren't working and paying their way, it will be off to the glue factory for them. Hay isn't cheap. Anyone that thinks that these horses would just be retired to frolic in lush, green pastures must be an air-headed liberal.