The New York Police Department came to the rescue of a distressed carriage horse that collapsed on a hot New York City street.

I want you to get up. You need to get up. You need to get up. The driver told the horse to get up.

Gonzalez said that he watched the scene in horror.

He told them to get up. Don't whip your horse. He requires some water. He looked dehydrated.

A carriage horse collapsed in Midtown on Aug. 10, 2022, in New York. (NBC New York)
A carriage horse collapsed in Midtown on Aug. 10, 2022, in New York. (NBC New York)

The driver had to remove his carriage after the horse laid down on the pavement.

The NYPD said officers responded to a call at about 5 pm. The carriage horse lay in the middle of the road in distress.

The horse was hosed down to help it cool down. A pillow was put under the horse's head.

The horse was taken to a stable where it was given care by a vet. The police said the horse was awake.

The NYPD takes the health and well-being of our four legged friends in New York City very seriously and are glad that our trained equestrian officers were able to assist

There has been a lot of debate in New York about carriage horses. One of the first acts of the new mayor would be to ban horse-drawn carriages. He was able to sign the carriage horse relief bill into law, which made it illegal for the horses to work in the heat. The temperature was 87 degrees.

New Yorkers for Clean, Livable, and Safe Streets called on officials to pass legislation to replace the horse-drawn carriages with electric vehicles.

The world is watching.

The incident was called "horrifying" by Voters For Animal Rights and "horrifying" by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

The carriage driver's union said that the horse was diagnosed with a disease called equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. Medicine can be used to treat the neurological disease.

The 14-year-old is a carriage horse. The carriage rides were given by Ryder.

A horse on the ground can hurt itself, so the driver tried to get him up.