The carriage horse seizure case involving J.C. Cutters Ltd. has been continued once more. This time it was due to a City of Chicago budget-related mandatory work furlough day for all non-essential city employees on Aug. 17.

“The new trial date is Sept. 23; the officers with Animal Control were on mandatory furlough yesterday,” said John Robeznieks, defense attorney for J.C. Cutters Ltd. co-owner and manager Michele Goudie, horse owner Melissa Woicek, and carriage driver Frances DuPont.

Chicago Animal Care and Control seized the horses Feb. 6 on allegations of improper care. Goudie and Woicek have asserted the horses were not mistreated, and that their owners’ rights were violated due to unlawful seizure.

“This has dragged on long enough,” said Goudie. “I’d like my day in court and to move on with my life

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