The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-06-15


Recent Investigation by horse deal |
crs has shown that 30 per cent Of the |
draft horses IN Chicago are shod In
adequately. and the assertion Is made /.
by veterinarians that as consequence /
great suffering is inflicted on the ami
mails As a result the attention Of tho
humane society has been called to the
condition, with the recommendation
that the horses OF factories. depart
mcnt stores and other concern be in
spccted with a view OF instltuting pro-
ccCdiugs Tor cruelty TO animals. 10 is
proposed also to urge municipal leg
islatlon providing for examination into
the qualifications OF horse shocrs be-
/ fore they are permitted TO work.
John g shortall. president of the HUI
name society. says that the society
now constantly prosccutca owners OF
poorly shod horses and that plans arc
under way for q general thorough In.
| sp1ction Of the hoofs OF animals re-
| quired 10 do heavy work
Z The fault most complained OF is the
D
calks on the shoes OF their horses.
These calks are steel projections at the
toes" and heels" OF the shoes pro.
Vidcd to keep the horses from slip
ping. The attention Of the Humane
society was called to the matter by
Almon a. Locke. veterinarian and
horse dealer. Out OF 100 draft horses
selected at random and examined by
him, he said. 30 were shod Improperly,
and 10 consequence were suffering SUI
nciontly to warrant prosecution Of
their owners or the ninety, forty
three were provided with shoes that
were not calked properly. fifteen were
Unbalanced" or wearing shoes OF ir-
regular weight and application, and
tweny-one were suffering from bad
workmanship OF smiths
"The failure OF horse owners to see
that the shoes OF their horses alweyo
are properly calkcd Is inhumano,' said
Mr.. Locke. ION stone streets II u
absolutely necessary that the shoes OF
horses be provided with calks ON both
the toes and heels. without calks
much OF the strength OF the animal Is
wasted. The horse will fight hard
against falling down. but with slippery
shoes and under a strain there Is nc
protection against Il. Fear OF punish
ment cxcites the animal. and In slip
ping and pulling much OF It's energy Is
, lost
Il have made thorough lnvcstiga-
ton OF nearly all the stables In Chi.
cago. and | find that owners Of large
stocks Of horses have arbitrary rules
that their horses shall not be shoc
more than once month II takes 0
& week for hard-workod horse to weal
: the calks on It's shoes"
3 MANY HORSE sHoERs INcoMPE.
: TENT
I The increase OF &c horse shoelnl
! business It has said. has brought man,
e men into the trade whc arc not famll
far with the anatomy OF the horsel
/ hoof. and who. in consequence. abus'
the animal, To prevent incompetea
men doing business Mr. Locke sug
gosted TO the officials OF the Human
society that It urge the passage by IN
City Council OF an ordinance roquirin
shoers 10 take an examination befor
they are given license to practice.
Murray Howe says that there is dan
ger In shooting a horse too frequently
~ horse is shod more than once
month" he said. the nails destroy tn
horny fiber. The most subatantia
callSs are those which are forged to N
shoe itself. Yet there are many me-
devices whereby the calk can u
screwed ON when It has worn ava!
A good substitute for calks Is a rubbC
! tovice. which acts as cushion and
preventive OF slipping"