Unshod Horses Ridden To Standstill

NZ Truth, Issue 1204, 27 December 1928, Page 3

Unshod Horses Ridden To Standstill

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Christcrmrch Representative). Probably fired by the film exploits of the redoubtable Tom Mix, two youths m the ' Addington district decided to beoome cowboys for the nonce. But mso doing they broke the law, and inflicted cruelty on their dumb associates m their adventureg. Harry Box, a well-known horse dealer and driver, left two of his animals grazing m a paddock m Milton Street. , Campbell (17), and Edward Arthur Barbarel (18), borrowed saddles and bridles and put them on the horses, which they rode over the hard roads of the city for two days. The youths pleaded guilty m the Magistrate's Court to a charge of unlawfully taking horses valued at €10. Sub-inspector Fitzpatrick pointed out that the horses were unshod, and having been ridden over hard roads, they were so foot-sore that they could hardly stand when found by H. Box. Magistrate Mosley imposed a fine of £2 and costs on each youth with the remark that the youths were intelligent enough to know better.