He’s been reined in for good.
A horse-carriage driver who was busted after allegedly forcing an injured horse to pull passengers in Central Park this winter has been booted from his rig, city documents show.
The Department of Consumer Affairs last month yanked the license of Saverio Colarusso, who was arrested in December after cops noticed that his horse was pulling a carriage despite a painful injury to its hind leg.
A veterinarian later diagnosed the horse, which is named Blondie, with a bacterial infection known as thrush.
Colarusso, who had prior brushes with DCA enforcement that included a 2010 fine for drinking beer on the job, was also hit with a $3,000 fine.
The administrative judge said Colarusso told cops that Blondie had been walking “like that” for four days but later backtracked and said the horse was injured after stumbling because of a loud garbage truck just 15 minutes prior.
A woman who answered the telephone at an address listed for Colarusso said that he no longer lived there.
His next court appearance is set for June 16.