The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-07-15


Cruelty Ia horses Is largely q question
Of proper intelligence, aud partly, as IN
all human affairs, n matter of temper.
IL is ~ much better for the owner. dri,
er, aud the public as well rs the horse,
that ordinarily we might we'll omit the
thought ~ premcditated cruelty.
When the driver whips his horse he
usually does :" through anger or excite.
ment aud does Il unwisely. IL ~ pos.
sible to punish n horse p%rudently nud
effectively hut that IL not cruelty. II
may be- said, however, that ninety ninr
per cent of the flows a horse receives
are uuearned aud harmful. II j. com
mon observation that many drivers
whip a herse Immediately after he has
shied from some passing object. like an
automobile, which he does no, under.
stand, aud which Ellis him with terror.
u may be- necessary 10 ply the whip Ia
the frightened animal IN order to keen
him FROM turning aud upsetting the We
hicle or colliding with other object.
and thus bringing disaster. but one,
the ierroriling object has been passed
the whipping OF the horse for having
h~eu frightened T. unalloved cneli,
which ouly serves 20 infnSr greater ter
ror IN the animal toward the object an,
cause him to be- more frightened NJ ID,
next meeting, Every horseman NJ ~
petiencr knows how futile aud iniuriou.
tu punish q horse Tor stumbling Or mak
inR other errors IN step like interfering
Ia the vast ma inriiy II eases horse.
stumble because they are the victims u
some pain. distraction ~ impeachment
In many eases there j. some trouhl,
with the feet or limbs not nmonntin,
10 abvions limping aud in pndeavnrinl
10 lessen the discomfort the foot j. pla,
rd improperly, resulting in a stumhl,
to he followed AL too often hv lashin.
from the driver. In other eases ~
horse stumbles because badly .hod. -
the harness ats him badly ~ the cheek
rein Is drawn too Tightly "a that IA
head aud neck eau not De- proprrl
used. u hreeching H. used. the horse
may he confined bet ween collar an
preceding IN a maner 70 impede his IRE,
dom of motion. In all eases il j. %,
drutly cruel 10 whip the horse 4,
stumbling The cruelty Of whipping
horse which Is overloaded IL quite IN
vrrSally recognized except by the angr
driver.
Certain stOical horses may bend hnri
er to their task under the lash hut mi
best horses rather rebel. Almost an
horse will draw ~ heavy loni- n aske
of him without resort to the lash. /.
that when the load has been made {.
large n to require u.s. application 10 III
horse. the cruelty j. dnuhled; II j. cru,
to pnad the horse beyond its prnctiri
strength. Aud II does not pay. II III
cuuraRes the horse ~ that he hecnm,
unreliable, sores his disposition nn,i col
stantly lowers his efficiency.
OFTEN ~ course o i-amster uurNpec
edlv hecamss stalled with his lond ov
ing to rncounterinp WHOLLY uurvrrrt.
conditions ~, for example, q driver put
two tons If coal which be- ~ 20 deliy,
1T m unknown point. lIr know, M
streets are normally level aud good au
THAT his team can handle the load oy,
these. Perhaps he unexpectedly iu,
the streets torn mp and crossing 70 iit,
hr hecomes stalled. Neither diver 10,
horse Is responsible for 'he iilrmm
Embarrassed ar possibly angercd hy m
mishap, the driver too often apple, N