THE HORSE 



By Hugo Krause 



If one animal, n^ore than an\- other, has 

 a-ntributcd to the welfare and happiness 

 of mankind, it has been the horse. Forced 

 into captivity, domesticated, and inter- 

 bred until he reveals the highest tiualitics 

 of brute intelligence and beauty of form, 

 he has been man's patient and faithful 

 burden-bearer as well as his silent com- 

 panion of the centuries. In literature, in 

 art, in song; in war, as well as in peace, he 

 has stood by his master's side. 



The history of the horse is in a large 

 measure the history of the human race. 

 He stands today as the highest embodi- 



ment of physical perfection, the most deli- 

 cately constructed dynamo, the most 

 beautiful animal creation that the inge- 

 nuity of man has l)een able to evolve by 

 artificial means. As we look upon this 

 noble friend of man who is so often sub- 

 jected to the neglect and cruelty of com- 

 mercial greed and abject slavery, let us 

 not forget that though he may be owned 

 individually, he is ours by race inheritance, 

 ours to use, ours to enjoy, ours to protect, 

 and that we owe it to him as well as to 

 ourselves to demand for him justice and 

 fair play. 



THE DRIVER 



By Henry C. Merwin 



The highly de\eloped ner\'ous system of 

 the horse renders him peculiarly capable of 

 suffering. Rough usage, even if it stops 

 far short of absolute brutality, keeps him 

 in a constant state of fear or irritation. 

 Anyone who is accustomed to obser\e 

 horses can tell b>- a single glance at a given 

 horse whether the driver is a good, bad, or 

 indifferent one. The expression of the 

 animal's eye and the carriage of his ears 

 tell the story unmistakably. 



There are many teamsters who treat the 

 horse as if he were a machine, and there- 

 fore are guilty of continual cruelty toward 



him, which reacts on their own characters. 

 Such men miss the opportunity of their 

 lives, and their daily labor becomes to them 

 a degradation and a curse. 



On the other hand, there are many 

 humane dri\'ers, who have a real affection 

 for their horses, and take the greatest pride 

 in their appearance. These men make 

 good husbands, good fathers, good citizens; 

 and their daily labor is not only a means of 

 livelihood, but an unfailing source of happi- 

 ness. To reward and increase this class is 

 the main object of the Boston Work-Horse 

 Parade Association. 



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