The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-11
SHOOTING HORSES.
A Master Farrfer Talks or His Trade
and Its PROSPECTS,.

In speaking Of the s~arriery trade in
this country. James T. McAnnulty. vet
erinary surgeon of the Master Horse
shoers' National Association, said:-
1.-THE master horseshoers who are affili-
ated with u organization do not suffer
by comparison with those OF any other
country, reports to the contrary notwIth-
standing.
'Our apprentices are required to pass
an examination on the anatomy of the
foot and leg OF the horse, and to have
-four years practical experience at Horse
shoeing, before being granted e~ertii-
Gates to practice the art of f~arriery or
be employed in shops that are joined in
the National Association, and, by the
establishing of these schools in the diff
ferent States, we instruct our members
in the true way; and the public that
have horses shod in shops having our
certificates in them find the work is done
scientifically; and it behooves every
horse owner to see that the proprietors
of every shop attend these lectures, and
insist that their apprentices also attend
and receive that instruction which will
place. the art of horseshoeing properly
before our legislative bodies for protec-
tive laws with penalties to be imposed
on any one who attempts to practice
the art of farriery until he mas COM
pleted the curriculum as is required by
these schools, and pass an examination
before a board of examiners appointed
by Governors of the different States.
Our Honorable Minister. in his report
to our Government. fails to mention that
| the roads in the German Empire are su-
y,nrfor 10 ON orx,p fbarafora ~ Sc 90 cfor
to keep the horses hoofs in better con-
dition. If a horse is shod in this city
in the morning, no matter how well it
may be done, it often happens that be-
fore the day expires it is necessary to
do the work over again. Frequently a
! third of the wall of the foot comes with
the shoe by being caught in the tracks
OF the railway crossings and in the graf
ings which cover a considerable part OF
the surface Of our city's streets.
The loss of this horny wall amount
to a great deal to the horse and requires
| great skill and knowledge from the far
| rier to replace the shoe so that the ami
| NAL may continue to do his work with
out going lame.
I'VE regret very much that we have
not both State and National supper
regulating the act of farriery, but we
hope to LAY the bills now before the Il
linois and New York Legislatures be
| come laws, which will pave a way fol
other cities to follow.
I'm the last three years there has beer
a revolution in this city in horseshoelng
and there are not, in spite of the con
dition of the streets, as many lame
horses seen as were seen in the years
past, and inferior shoeing, but these I'm,
proved and scientific methods that are
taught in our schools have been, anc
will continue to be, a benefit to oul
noble friend. the horse. we also i ggh'
subjects ssbta on Which lectures are delivered
in our schools. 1t also contains essays
on scientific shoeing,. written by MEM
bers of the association. !.
I'VE ask the support of the public II
this educational feature, when WI
place our abused art in its proper Pc
sition among other
1 phia Call.