Evening journal., 1915-04-15
WAR MARKS Passing
Of THE Wild HORSE.
Many Western BronchoS
Now in Thick OF the
Fight Abroad
BETTER BREED
WILL FOLLOW
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
DENVER. April IS. The European
war promises TO mark the final pass
ing Of the Wild horse OF the range
the disappearance OF the buckins
broncho so long associated with The
west
Even now there are practically no
wild horses such as once roamed the
ranges and with the inroads being
made upon the horses of the west hy
ihe war. his half-civilizcd brother
the bronco. promises 10 disappear.
Thousands of horses have been taken
from Colorado. Wyoming and other
western states Not only have tho
British and French buyers invaded
this section. but representatives ot
the italian government have comhcd
tho country for mounts During the
last few weeks an Italian buyer pur-
chased several hundred horses and
SO great was his haste 20 geJ them
10 his home country that they were
sent hy express from Denver 10 the
east instead of by freight There they
were 90 be hurried aboard steamer
for Italy
several million dollars have been
sncni for these horses for war pur-
poses. The greatest demand. of course.
Is Tor stout. sound horses capable OF
work as cavalry mounts or Tor ariii-
ifry The entire country has been
ronc over two or three times by buy
crs for different countries and siill
tho demand has not been filled.
This draining of the west OF horses
means that in the rehabilitation bet
ter breed Of horse viii be- produced.
X Is this that sounds the death kneil
81 the bronco. The government mas
been working for years encouraging
the breeding OF better horses. stat
lions and mares Of standard breeds
draft and general purpose horses
have been placed throughout the west
Their progeny are already Influencing
the general trend Of development OF
~ horses in the sections in which
the work of the government IS beng
contcred. As the demand for horses
10 replace those sold for war service
increases. Il will be animals OF bet
ter breeds which will take their
places.
Another factor having a great in
nuencc. is the fencing of ranches
something which was unknown In
years gone by. This ended the day OF
the Wild horse and the bronco. al
though given To bucking and pitch
ing has gradually become tanner and
more domesticaiod.
There WAS time when il was no
so very difficult to find a horse n
the west which no human being coul'
ride. That day has now gone by. Ih'
last great horse of this stripe wa
"StcambOat." which died only thi
year. II is claimed that no man eve
rode Steamboat legitimately Th'
greatest riders of the entire west trieC
and failed all finally being throwr
I'm some way or other.
When the British government was
purchasing horses for use i'm the Boel
war Il was necessary TO employ
bronco busters. who spent weeks
battling with the prospective mounts
fer British cayalrymen, before thes
were conquered and sufficiently sub
dued 10 the saddle 10 satisfy the gov
ornment agent This year there Is
little evidence that the British ol
French are in danger OF suffering
casualties through encOuntoring th'
American horses.
Constant association with mar
through the years between the Boe
war and the present. instead of roam
ing over unienced plains has had III
influence on the horse. The "neve
say die" lighting spirit of the oil
bronco in his struggle against th
touch OF leather and his intense hat
rcd Of man. because he was repre-
sentative OF cnslayement 10 the sad
die. has slowly iickered out Breed
ing and association has brought abOu
the inevitable Within a few years
will probably be hard for oven
"wild west show manager to find
western horse which will buck con
stantly and consistently. as thong
he meant IL.