CORRESPONDENCE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 435, 31 January 1912, Page 5

CORRESPONDENCE.

Letters for publication, and articles for insertion must be accompanied (not necessarily for publication), by the name of the writer, and, provided they are not offensive in any way, will be published as space permits. The Editor does lot identify himself with the opinions expressed iy correspondents, and accepts no responsibility or them.)

To the Editor. Sir, —I would like to draw the attention of Te Kuiti people to the persistent cruelty of dumb animals by certain lads who see to think that it is a grand way of spending the Sabbath. There is no need to mention names for this party of fellows are seen to depart mounted on a Sunday morning and to return in the afternoon with one or more poor horses, the tormenting of which or the so-called horse - breaking evidently affording great amusement to them by the cheering which is now and then heard. I always understood that horse-break-ing or training was the using it to riding or harness by kindly methods and at the name time teaching it that it had a friend in one that it could trust; not by the digging in of the spurs till the poor beast is mad with pain, and tying it up for days and nights without food or water till the poor beast is so reduced ,that,the biggest coward could safely mount it. This is "horse, rushing," and it is a pity that it is not fought against like the drink question. I have seen one poor ponv, driven in a sledge like a dog with its tail between its legs, it was so frightened of the whip carried by its cruel boy driver. Certainly, I should never have horses of mine handled by such monsters, for they would not be trustworthy animals after. Thanking you for your valuable space m the cause of noble work.--I am, etc., A LOVER OF ANIMALS.