FILE: New York deal to limit horse-drawn carriage rides New York reached a deal late Sunday that will almost halve the number of horses licensed to perform carriage rides in Central Park after the mayor called them inhumane to animals.FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES, WE ARE REFILING THIS PREVIOUSLY TRANSMITTED VOICED REPORT:New York's new mayor ignites a firestorm by announcing plans to nix one of the city's century-old traditions -- the horse-drawn carriages in Central Park -- calling them inhumane. In their place, if he gets his way, will be electric cars. A voiced AFPTV report.