New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-14
THE DAY OF DOCKED TAILS.
TT IS BELIEVED BY FRIENDS OF THE
HORSE TO BE PASSING.
THERE is NOTHING TO Commend THE PRACTICE
THE EFFECT IS TO ROB THE ANIMAL OF
BEAUTY AND SPIRIT - WOMEN ARE

BEAUTY AND SPIRIT - NoMEN H'E
MICH TO BLAME FOR ITS VOGUE.
Cbopping off horses tails still seems to be a fad
among some ultra fashionable people Among true
horsemen men-and even women. for that matter
who admire the nobest of brutes, 1t Is believed tha
the sun of the dock tailed horse Is setting never
10 rise again The practice is cruel and extremely
barbaro,s and no useful purpose IL not
only derives the horse of Its beauty but also OF
ifs means of defence against its persistent enemies
the flies
The general public has vague Idea that the law
prohibits the practice Of docking horses tais-or
rather that the law seeks to prohibit the practice
The fact that the law has not done altogether wha
il was hoped II would do Is plainly shown by the
number Of horses with locked tails which are seen
daily on the streets and in Central farR. lhese
horses are driven to so-cled stylish carts ana
drags
shorn Of their beauty. with their stumps OF tails
elevated In the ali. the poor creatures jog along
with a general appearance OF deprcssioh az Il Ut
terlv ashamed of themselves. There are Few cases
on record Of dock-tailed horses running away
Docking a horses tail will take all the pronh sp'ri'
on, of tho animal in almost every instance. y
dock tailed horse makes probably safe animal Tor
A tImli young girl. or young man ""'s' ',''''
have been weakened by excessive cigare'e-s"'oN-
inc. n drive There are few full-grown men VINO
woud risk making themselves 'ook RIDICULOUS
by holding the lines over a dock-ta'ien "''S
Then again. true horseman mas 100 "'"o"
admiration for that noble animal the h'rS''
70 be a party to Its Disagreement III froN,
i1ence intended the horse TO be ugly ihs'''n
~ boau,if,,, its tail would probably have been
locked in the first place
RITNOrS TO ITS SPIRIT
ri, , o,d strength OF horse seem to de-
mart n \ certain extent after It's tan mas b''h
cut off Nobody heard OF docK-taue' "''S'
winning a race. \ dock-tailed horse does nor
bound when turned 70 grass IN Inc s''i 'P7
,i.n Ue has no energy. He spends his time
kicking at the flies. trying to make MS he''s anu
head do what his lost TAN ''" ~
more successfully.
4, old farmer M the State had sign hanging
an his front gate saying that he would paS'uf"
1ong-tailed horses for - a month ana horses VII"
their tails chopped off for g. when ne was
asked why he charged less for Pas,ur,ns
ho,sas than ne charged for their g-iai'1
brethren. ne SAID that the latter all nothing but
On, grass whro the former were kept So busy hKh'-
ing the flies that they had no time to eat
NAM, reoule wonder why the law against docking
horses tails IL not enforced. Th'y ha'n"'l "''''
IN know how t. Is that the Society Tor inc IRWIN
,,o NJ cruelty TO Animals does not ENFORCE me
lay AGAINST the barbarians who cut on ho'S''
ta.s and bring down the "'''" % '
upnn their heads?
II is true that there is law IN 'f's 7'','
which makes Il mislemeAror 10 cut ON "''e
tail or otherwise mutilate this animal Inc Ia"
IS III 0'N''" W.
as follows ..,,. ,r.,,,r
.0vo-lr,yinc animals. falling 70 provide proper
.,...,,,,,. rerson who overlrives. oN'fIohds'
,,r,uras or crue.Iy beats or unjustihaby inJnr'-,
Mains mutiIatcs or Kills any animal, whether VIII
or tame and whether belonging to h''nS'" OF 10
apothcr or dcprlyes any animal OF necessary S'S''
nance food or drink or n'giect' OF REFUSES ~ 80"
nish IL S'." ..,,..,, :. M. ov.rlrlyen over
I,a led tortured cruelty beaten. or nn)ASu""'N 'i
,ra1 ,,,fp.l ,nu,lla,cl or Killed. or - Doc de-
pr.y-l ~ necessary loon ~ Jim ' ..
sets on foot. ins'isa'"s. engage ~, OF o." w.,
'"i'"''' any a.
mennof. D.. ,,,,.,., ,,,l.- hi.
..,, co... ranges from imprisonment f.r
law, Tor "d'h ""'h''' '"''' an, & o.,
from one day up 90 a year. OF a me "' '''" , To-
e., ar both
,,i.. v,Ici can h.. inflicted pr mutt
Nh'' ~" I"""'' "','' ,.,,,t. horse. ,l,i
latns h'is'' "Ii''"'N 10 ~" ',.s.,..,.
locked tails cir Doe seen l'i> }" 100 -'
u,pn rn rATcu OFFENDERS
,,...., 3d.. s.c,.,, for Oh.
''' ,..'I,, 90 Arl,nt.. said y,-,,rIus
~, g., ,,i,t thor. were as many dock
. .,,,..., I'm ,hi. ,lty a- formerly
~ ,,. 49, a., pr.,.rtiofi Of cruelty .,
,,. U,t,.. .h,. , standing
, ga, o. nm. ,rr.s, and conviction ~ for
, 81 49,, ,.,,. ,t,r ti,t VAIL .-ad ~ same. 90
''"i'' " , 49,. tail ". hsy, caused
anybody locking nor ''', .,',,. ,.. ,.,,
several com. lotions iu %" past among 'i" '''' '
.. ,...., - . IIrugnrit %. count. ""
N''''' 90 ''' 1870 ,,. DID,, ga.
also caught AMI routl't'i f'N''h' b''' "
,...,... ., tt.,u,-t.tI l. / ~ W,li -.iu~ ui the
S,,t IT,. Ming horse tails used 20 pI"taii ="
-. ',,,lt. extent On Long Island. bii sine"
~ .i,,y s.r,,r-l ,., convictions think DE p'I-
49,. Nor. hay. been driven out OF ~" husii"--
TI, nav been n, convictions IN th- cit> II late.
ei,st IN. persons engaged IN the business 4 lock
w., -, ,,il. Ar. -, cautious q IL inpOssh." 20
n,s ,h nom I'm no ar; We hay, had poop" in
-, t.i.. r'r ,a.k- ~ a time but unable %
he L. ffI.
,tN doe. not make T. mi~drinehnor I" nave JOCK
well 20 have su Ia"t "t, .lt"r m ,r,',,,a
i' 80, ~ -, ,. might .ty 'n,y ,iid not know that
ih.ir horS-s tails were dock"i som" tim ago q
man IN Indiana mao" u .nrl,,vs' :" ,
tdir h"i 49, l,iiti ,,,nn.r MAJ II was aim st
intoesl,r - detect tho fraud uuiN purchaser had
had the bogus tai.td animal iIr sohl' 'nl. ,,,
strange - say. long talI" horses S'Ii i'I Hi''I
prices than those With locked ttlis som" morse
dealers sell horses WIN -" d|tStahihH 'h''