Horses have joined in every struggle of mankind and contributed as much as any other factor to mans control over his environment and to his civilization. It was the horse that cleared the forest and broke the sod for the early American pioneer. It was the horse that dragged the immigrant wagon through the marshes and forests and across the prairies to bring under cultivation our western land. and furnished the first bonds that united us as a nation. It was the pony express that made our first mail service a possibility. and it was that service in the days before the telegraph that held together the eastern and western territory of this country when the whole Government was threatened with disorganization by the Civil War. And now that country. largely preserved by the faithful service of horses and mules. the most prosperous country on the globe. after having wrung 15 or more years of service from its speechless servitors. for the sake of $5. $10. or maybe $15. puts them on the auction block instead of giving them the merciful 45caliber bullet that would end their misery or. better yet. putting them out to pasture for some days of reward for the service they have rendered.
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