Baker requires diapers for horses to keep city streets clean

BAKER— The Baker City Council has passed an ordinance requiring horses "in parades, for crowd control, or in trail rides or for any other event" to wear horse diapers.

While riding a horse within the city limits is usually not legal, Mayor Harold Rideau tells The Advocate (http://bit.ly/294YaLB) accommodations are made for special events.

Councilman Charles Vincent said Tuesday he drafted the ordinance in response to complaints about manure on the city streets.