Ian McKeever, 57, was accused of overdriving, torturing and injuring animals after a horse named Ryder collapsed in Hell's Kitchen during the summer of 2022. He pleaded not guilty.

Video went viral of Ian McKeever's carriage horse, named Ryder, on the ground at 45th Street and Ninth Avenue in Manhattan on Aug. 10, 2022.

UPDATED: July 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM EDT A Manhattan jury on Monday acquitted New York City carriage driver Ian McKeever of overworking and torturing his horse in the months before the animal’s death.

Ian McKeever was found not guilty of animal abuse in connection with his horse Ryder’s 2022 collapse, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement on Monday.

NEW YORK -- Carriage driver Ian Mckeever was acquitted of animal cruelty charges after his horse collapsed on a Manhattan Street. Prosecutors say McKeever relentlessly kept driving the horse ...