Caleche Industry

• Quebec City’s sole calèche driver keeps the tradition alive

  Traditional calèche rides were once unavoidable in Old Quebec, but now there remains only one calèche driver currently active in Quebec City.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2021
  
• Retired Quebec calèche horse finds companionship in retirement: ‘They’ve just hit it off’

  A week after being retired from the calèche industry, some of the horses that were brought to a rescue farm are doing quite well. 

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2020
  
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• Montreal’s horse drawn carriage industry rides off into history, but not quietly

  Depending on whom you ask, it's a victory for the rights of the long-suffering horses or a tragic loss of a piece of the city's heritage.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2019
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• Video appears to show carriage horse collapsing in Griffintown

  The City of Montreal banned the use of calèche horses last year. The ban comes into effect on Dec. 31.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2019
• Petition to ban calèches in Quebec City gets more than 34,000 signatures

  A petition to ban calèche horses in Quebec City has more than 34,000 signatures.

  Politics

  May 23, 2017
• Montreal calèche drivers take horses for one more ride before year-long ban

  Calèches head out for one more ride in Montreal before a year-long ban takes effect.

  Politics

  May 23, 2016
• Protesters demand Montreal ban calèche horses

  Protesters gathered at Montreal's city hall to call on the city to ban calèche horses.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2016
• Calèche horse, car collide in Griffintown, sparking debate over safety

  A car collided with a calèche horse in Griffintown Wednesday, once again ignitubg a debate over the safety of the animals in the city.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2016