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    Summer in Central Park

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    At last, Harold gets fed. The pidgins flock in, jumping into the bucket and getting in the way of his meal. Harold spits out a mouthful of grain onto the sidewalk. The pidgins follow, leaving him room to tuck in. Three or four more rides and he will return to the stable on 52nd street, where the yellow cabs and pedicabs are also stored at night. Views[712] Harold pesters Jim, his owner, for carrots and water. Jim refers to Harold as '1 Tonne of Solid Cute' and insist that owners take care to keep their animals healthy. It's true that they get more exercise than horses in a regular riding stable. Views[730] Each horse has a number engraved onto its front left hoof. Like nailing in a shoe, it doesn't hurt, but PETA has had things to say about the work conditions at Central Park. Typically, a New York cab horse pulls up to four times its own weight in the carriage behind it, no easy task on a 43ºC day. Views[1663] Sweat beads on their flanks and fetlocks. The pidgins huddle in the shade each horse throws, and pick hairs from their mains and tails. When the horse moves so do the birds. They wait as the cab makes a full loop of the park, then settle back down its back the moment it returns. Views[1635] New York is in the middle of its worst heat wave in years, but the Central Park cab horses remain dutiful and patient in their ranks on 59th street, even at hight noon when temperatures soar. Views[844]
     

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