The Post reports that the proposed city Health Department changes requiring five-week vacations for horses, bigger stalls and a sprinkler system in barns would saddle our Kensington Stables with a financial disaster:
"I want to keep horseback riding affordable for Brooklyn families, but I don't see how I can do that," said Kensington Stables owner Walker Blankinship.
"What am I supposed to do - become a ritzy, snobby barn that charges $100?"
A ride in Prospect Park currently costs $37 for one hour, and if Blankinship doesn't jack up his prices, he might have to close his stable, one of only two remaining in Brooklyn.
The Jamaica Bay Riding Academy, also in the borough, is on federal land and does not fall under the city's jurisdiction.
Fans of the historic barn on Caton Place said it would be devastating to lose the equestrian center.
Full story here.