Arizona republican., 1900-09-17
HOME FOR AGED HORSES
Equine Prevalent Society's Banevo-
 lent Institution in New York.

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 The Equine Prevalent society. with headquarters at No. 1@2 South Eighth street. Brooklyn, is rawly incorporat- ed body which aims at the protection of h. rses when they are beyond their working days. The society was form T and duly Incorporated only d few weeks ago by H. C. Karpenstein. a well known Brooklyn real es,ate dealer; with him are associated ChaTles Schroe- der and other m. n. The society has purchased the Wheeler estate al North port. Long Island. fir it's farm on which old horses are to sraze out their lives in comfort. The grounds cover forty five acres, and are in every way suited for the purpose There is plenty of grass, running water and shade. The buildings are large and comfortable. and will be added to as the number of horses incroa ases. Students Of the sub iect say that the horse likes to look at a pleasant landscape. anu the farm will offer sufficient opportunity for that, commanding, as it does from it's uphill slope, a fine view of the Sound. It would be q desirable place for more fls- tidious l5vers of landscape than horses. Over all this George Bishop has charge. Th.s man knows all that can possibly be required about a horse in it's nor maj condition. For the animals when they are sick there will be me Heal a. tention. which Mir. Schroeder has vol. untecred to give free of charge.
 MT. Karpenstein has always had to do with horses. anG has for them sin oc nh +I,N- izes the unfortunate condition Of the majority Cf horses when they become too old to be of ssrvice to their masters One of two 1ates awaits them. They ale either sold to some ona who will not. in all probability, give them the attention t0 which they have been accustomed, or they are taken out and shot. The latter course is, IS q rule, the more merciful of the two, but it is not one that Is will ingly adopted. Most people feel. and rightly, that if a horse has been a faith ful servant he sh 5uli not be cast aside as soon as his valu- begins to decline. But there is, for city people, he pr06- lem of what to do with the old friend. To board him will cost probably not less than S20 month in a livery stable, and even so the animal is hardly well placed An old horse needs grass and sunshine and freedom, and under pres tnt conditions it is practically impCs- sible for city people of ordinary means 10 give him these benefits. no matter how willing the owner may be. There are many horses, and MT. Karperstein knows more than one which have been good race horses in their Gay and have won good deal of money for their owners, but, on breaking 5own, as race horses will after some years on the track, they have been sold first per haps for driving. then for hard work and Gaa ly. they end their useful days in pitiaJ!e condition of neglect Such eases as these arouse r.Jy and inIigna- tion, and they aru by no means uncom- mon. It is the aim of the Equine Pro- Tident society to provire place where such animals shall receive the atten- tion they need. The fate of tho cd cart horse. 100, is equally pathetic. ana the farm at Northport Is as much for him as for the worn out thoroughbred.
 The aim of the society is to provide free care for all horses sent to North port, tho owners paying merely the railway charges. To do this will re- Iuire the raising If d considerable sum of money. and toward this end the so- ciety is now turning all its efforts. Eventually it is hoped that it can four ish on the proceeds of sinking fund which it is the socie;y's desire to start at once; but at present the sinking fund is in the future. It is estimated that during the summer 8 a month will be sufficient for the board of each horse, but in the winter $S will be ie- quired. This estimate includes all .hc tXpEnScS conn actF1 with ru0uino fbA farm. and represents the lowest sum at which the animals can be properly cared for. The attendance of the vet erinary surgeon is voluntary, so that fem is not included in the estimate. The stipulation is that, ir after cer- tain time the O|nar shall desire to take back his horse, he shall pay q certain sum for the period during which the animal has bezn boarded. This is de- signed to prevent mercenary persons from taking advantage of the farm to send thither q horse which merely needs q rest. Any one who desires to give. his horse q vacation can send it to the farm, but it must be paid for, while the animals turned out to spend a peaceful old age on the grass will be taken free If charge.
 There is no doubt that many korsa s are injured by constant travelling over city paVemen;s. The stones must hurt