2 94 THE horse's rescue. 



all, cripples that have been shod in some wa}'. I am 

 going to ti'y this man when he comes out. I can stand 

 as bi<j: a shock as he can. I never have been shocked 

 off my base 3^et, and I have had lots of shocks from 

 nian}^ directions at the same time. I placed myself by 

 his horse on the side the crooked leg was on. Ttjeplan 

 was with me to be looking at his horse's forward feet. 

 He came out and commenced untying his horse. 



"I see vou have a fine-looking; horse here," said L 



'• Yes^ he is a good one." 



"I see he favors one foot a very little." 



" Yes, he has been foundered twice. I have just 

 been having him fired." 



"What does that cost? " 



'• Five dollars each time. I have had him fired 

 twice now." 



" Don't you know vv^hat miakes your horse lame ; look 

 at his feet ; can't you see this foot he is lame in is not 

 like the other in any wa}- ? It is contracted feet that 

 ails your horse. That burning will do him no good; 

 it will make him worse." 



I shocked him in his w^agon telling him the truth. 

 He said the horse was good enough for him. and away 

 he sailed. The last of him that I saw was the top of 

 his hat. My God ! is there any hope of cases like 

 this? I meet thousands of such, and have for many 

 years. Of course it is impossible to write in detail ail 

 that has come under my observation, looking over 

 this field of cruelty to the horse. I stopped on my re- 

 turn trip a while in Baltimore. There seems to be a 

 transfer through that city by horses. All of the cars 

 have to be drawn through. The horse has very heavy 



