The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-25
The Starved Horses.

While to not like newspaper contro
versary l feel must reply to the person
who wro' the shocking ar icle on starved
the horses. 1t Is true that Mr.. Kenyon
brought two horses to my place to pasture
one came about the middle of May, h,
wasa nice looking horse, 16 years DID, SC
| said Mr.. Kenyon. Hs WAS very fat had n OF
been OH pasture before. Kenyon said be
wanted to reduce him, did no. want hin
to have any grain; said he wanted to gel
tho grain out of him. Mr.. Kenyon loft the
horse, saying he would come out often to
500 him.
Tho stock OF the farm after awhile ate
the pasture down, consequently thev wore
| turned in 2O-acre enclosure. which was at
the time better pasture than No. had been
having all the spring, having a stream OF
running water and plenty of shade Ken
! yon came out on several occasions but
| think he never went back to the field to see
| the horse Ho would ask the boys or some
| one for The horses condition. Mr.. X enyon
came out one evening about tho last OF
juno to SEQ me about letting No. 9 horse
come out maybe for week or IL month l
consented. The horse cnlne June 27th,
brought by lis son, who took him to the
field where tho others werc. my boy going
with him.
The other horses of which there were
several came around the boy. Ho said to
my boy, Old Sam, as they called No. /, is
getting fierce. he won't let mo go up to
him. No. 2 was left with tho rust, and
was chased and bit, leaving great scars on
his body by M l. Iaiso had a fine colt
coming two years Old which was bit and
kicked by the horse No. i, which was all
right apparently at sight, and found dead
in tho morning after being abused by this
vicious horse for only two days. My son
and | We're working corn adjoining the |
N, Ill ~ which thnv n nj h,
turn at our horse in tho most vicious man
ncr
1t certainly was shocking to me to hoar
such horse would give out in walking
one and a hllt miles home Kenyon came
on Friday evening July s. to see the horses
l went out With them to sec the horses I
was telling him at that timo about the
horse kicS ing my colt and about it being
dead, He seemed greatly surprised but said
little He remarked on seeing No l,that he
would hardly have known him. he had
gotten thin enough now. What want
to sny Is that they had tho best pasture the
place afforded. l may bo wrong but l
think Mr.. Kenyon was to blame for put
ting horse Is years old on pasture. taking
the grain 80 suddenly away from him.
A hcrso that wns nevor on grass before
No. was younger horse brought under
same conditions was not OH the place two
weeks and Kenyon camo on July ., and |
said to me he was going to take them home
and put them to work. Now 1t looks to
mo as If he had no idea Of their starved !
condition, as ho did not intimate rs much I
to me. could not agree with any vetcri ]
marian about thom being starved us we still :
have stock Oh the same pasture | havo n !
mare here which was with the others that
belongs In town.
Fer owner was out to 500 her few ays
ago and said she was looking better than
when he put her there. Why was she not
starved tool am truly sorry about Mr. Ken
gon horses had no idea of such thing
wish to further state that
t the writer Of the article referred 70 will
out come out ! will take time and trou.
Die to show him the difference between a
oad and 20 acres enclosed with apost and
'ail fence.
The article eintimates as much as il Twas
20 grain tho:e horses, which was incorrect, Il
IS bargaued for $500 per month to let Y
bem run OH my pasture, which l did, the N
'est had. Tho above statement can II
rove without contradiction. | think rs
ir. Kenyon came as far as he house it is y
pity he did not 60 n little farther and see
lie condition ofhs horses. There was no 4.
ne more surprised or more sorry for Mr..
icpyon than tho writer.
G. W. MCNAMEB.
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