If tlioisi' ])rin('iple.s 14)011 which the i)i'izo.s arc awarded Ije kept in mind, the 

 Association fc(ds that there will he very little dissatisfaction with the decisions of 

 the judges. Tncreasinii' c-are has been taken each year in the selection of the judges, 

 and the Association is confident that its judges now form a band of men as com- 

 petent and impartial as can be secured. 



THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION. 



The object of the Association is to induce owners and drivers of work horses 

 to take more pride in their appearance and more interest in their welfare, and also 

 to inducer the public generally to feel some inteiest in the horses which they see at 

 work daily in the streets. These objects, it is believed, have been accomplished 

 in great measure. The good effects of the parade have been lasting, for it is the 

 testimony of veterinary surgeons, horse shoers, harness makers and various other 

 persons in different parts of the city that work horses as a rule are l)etter groomed 

 and treated, and that harness is more neatly kept, than was the case before the 

 parades. 



That similar parades will ultimately be held in every large city in the countiy, 

 is the hope and expectation of the Boston Association. One such has already 

 been held in Kansas City, Missouri, and another in Toronto, Canada. 



None but owners of horses, and by no means all of them, realize how com- 

 pletely the welfare and contentment of the horse depend upon the man who drives 

 him and takes care of him ; and it is a melancholy fact that man}^ perhaps most, 

 drivers take little interest in the horses under their charge. Even to those ow^ners 

 who have no feeling for horses themselves, this matter is extremely important 

 merely from the money point of view. The difference in working power and in 

 longevity between a horse well treated and well driven, and one badly treated and 

 badly driven, is far greater than would be supposed by any one who had not actual 

 knowledge of the facts. 



]\Ian3^ drivers, however, have a positive affection for their horses, and take 

 the greatest pride in their good appearance. These are the men to whom the daily 

 toil is not only a means of livelihood, but a source of happiness ; and to re^vard 

 and increase this class is the main object of the Boston AVork Horse Parade 

 Association. 



THE FUTURE OF THE ASSOCIATION. 



As to the future, although the chief function of the Association is to organize an 

 annual parade and competition, it will consider itself at liberty to use its funds for 



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