BOSTON WORK-HORSE 

 PARADE ASSOCIATION 



WHY THIS ASSOCIATION EXISTS 



HE horse is the most unfortunate of all created animals. 

 Subject to painful diseases in the bones of the leg and 

 foot, he is often forced to work when so lame that 

 every step is agonizing. He is finely organized, and 

 therefore suffers greatly from extreme heat or cold, 

 from change of climate, and from homesickness. His 

 teeth frequently become uneven or diseased so that 

 he cannot grind his food properly, and he falls away, 

 perhaps nearly starves to death, before this condition is discovered. 

 Moreover, the horse is an excessively timid, sensitive and nervous animal. 

 Little things annoy and worry him; and if he is handled by a rough or 

 brutal driver or groom he lives in a state of perpetual misery although 

 he ma\- be well fed and not overworked. For thousands of years the 

 horse has been maltreated by mankind; and even today there are many 

 owners who overwork and neglect him, and many teamsters who treat the 

 horse as if he were a machine, and therefore are guilty of continual cruelty 

 to him. Such men miss the opportunity of their lives; and they become 

 worse luen e\ery day they live. 



On the other hand, there are many humane owners and drivers 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 happiness. To reward and increase this class is the main object 

 of the Boston Work-Horse Parade Association. 



WHAT THE ASSOCIATION DOES 



The first Work-Horse Parade in America was held by this Association 

 on May 30, 1903. Since then we have held an annual Parade, and ever> 

 year have added some new branch to our work. In fact, the name of the 



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