The City of Mobile will introduce new policies regarding horses and horse riders ahead of the 2025 Mardi Gras Season. The new policies come after public outrage earlier this year after a horse ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The City of Mobile announced policy changes that now require parade horses to undergo medical evaluations and riders must attend training courses before taking part in a parade. ...

On Wednesday, the City of Mobile introduced new requirements for horses used in Mardi Gras parades and their riders. In January, a video of a horse collapsing during a parade incited outrage from both ...

There is a sad reality behind the pomp and circumstance of Mardi Gras celebrations: for years, parade horses were brought into the city by horse brokers only to be sold to slaughter once the fanfare ...