It gives us the greatest pleasure to send copies of our circulars, catalogues 

 instructions to judges, and other documents to any society or person who 

 contemplates the holding of a Parade; and all persons are at liberty to 

 reprint and publish the circulars and Bulletins issued by this Association. 

 In particular cases, we shall be glad to furnish information and advice by 

 personal letters or interviews. We have a collection of slides for a stere- 

 opticon display of pictures of work-horses and other horses, and we are 

 happy to lend these to any association or person desiring to use them. 



THE AMERICAN WORK-HORSE PARADE 



There is a marked diflerence between the English Parade and the 

 American Parade. The English affair is mainly a Horse-Show of animals 

 owned by rich corporations and concerns; whereas in our Parade every 

 effort is made to reach and benefit the poor man and the poor man's horse. 

 In all classes, except the championship classes, age counts in favor of the 

 horse. The older the horse the higher he is graded, provided that his 

 condition is good; and neither blindness nor blemishes disqualify him. 

 The most interesting part of the Parade is the Old Horse class, and that is 

 distinctly the poor man's opportunity. The highest honors in our Parade 

 are the two gold medals, — the Lawrence medal for four-horse teams, cared 

 for by the driver, and the gold medal for the best old horse. This last 

 prize has been offered seven times; four times it was taken by a man who 

 owned only the single horse which he exhibited; and once it was taken 

 by a man who owned only two horses. 



Moreover in the classes where horses are most apt to be owned by 

 poor men, we offer many special prizes of money and street blankets. 

 These are the huckster, barrel-rack and local express classes. 



The Old Horse Class was originated by this Association, and it has 

 been a success wherever tried, — not only in Work-Horse Parades, but at 

 Cattle Shows and County Fairs. We earnestly recommend this class to 

 the managers of Horse Shows and Fairs throughout the country. 



Another novelty, tried with great success last year, is the class for 

 Reconstructed Horses, that is, horses that were run down by neglect 

 or ill-usage and have been restored to health and strength by a new owner. 



OUR AGENTS 



During former years we have employed, most of the time, one or more 

 Agents to go about among the poorer class of stables, and assist the owners 

 of the horses with advice, medicine and other means. Much good was 



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